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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 21st OF JUNE 2024 AT 08:30 UTC.
NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.
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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.
AREA 1:
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FORECAST VALID FROM 211000 TO 221000 UTC:
WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.
NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE44s04e 44s10e 47s15e 51s15e into 50s13e.
3. Cold front: 31s18w 35s11w 40s12w 45s14w 48s18w into 43s20w.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 10 to 15 reaching 20 in the west.
VIS : Good but moderate in light showers in the west.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 but SW 10 to 15 in the extreme south-east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 but W to NW 10 to 20 in the south where it
will become S to SW 10 to 15 towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise S to SE 10 to
20. It will become N to NW 10 to 15 in the south-west towards
the end of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-
west.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : N to NW 25 to 35 in the south-east for the first half of the
period, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south but 6.0 to 7.0m
in the south-west, with mainly SW to W swell but NW swell in
the south-east for the first half of the period.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NW 25 to 35 in the extreme south-east at first, otherwise W to
SW 15 to 25 but anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 over the western and
central parts spreading to the eastern parts by mid-period. It
will become N to NW 20 to 30 in the west from mid-period
reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the south-east for the first
half of the period, otherwise good. It will become moderate to
poor in showers and rain in the west from mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the
south-east, with SW swell. It will become 3.5 to 4.5m in the
west from mid-period reaching 5.0m in the south-west, with NW
swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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