N METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.
NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS.
INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.
GALE FORCE WARNINGS:
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1. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the west. It will become N to NW 35
to 40 in the extreme west towards the end of the
period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1028 hPa 38s24e.
Low 938 hPa 55s06w.
1. Cold front: 28s08w 30s01w 35s02e 40s07e 45s09e 50s10e 55s08e 60s01w into 55s06w.
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : N to NW 20 to 30 in the extreme east reaching 40 in the south,
otherwise anti-cyclonic 10 to 20 reaching 30 in the south-east
and west spreading eastward. It will become W to NW 15 to 25
in the west from midday.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme east
clearing midday.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m W to SW swell reaching 5.0m in places in the
extreme south.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 but S to SW 20 to 30 in the west spreading
eastward. It will become NE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west
from morning.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0m S to SW swell in places.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in places in places.
MADAGASCAR EAST:
WIND : E to SE 15 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north.
VIS : Moderate in showers.
SEA STATE: 3.0m SE swell in the north.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : W to SW 25 to 35 in the west spreading eastward, becoming
anti-cyclonic 10 to 20 in the west mid-period spreading
eastward. It will become N to NW 25 to 35 reaching 40 in the
extreme west towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east until
midday.
SEA STATE: 4.5 to 5.5m W to SW swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
DATE: 24/06/22 AT 1700 UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE STRONGER THAN AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING :
– GALE FORCE 8 EXPECTED OVER CRO.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/06/22 AT 1200 UTC :
– LOW 996 NEAR 45S83E, SLOW-MOVING EASTWARD.
– HIGH 1038 NEAR 39S/62E WITH A RIDGE TOWARD SOUTH, MOVING EASTWARD.
– COLD FRONT 35S/37E, 41S/41E, 47S/45E, 52S/50E, REACHING SOUTH-WESTERN CRO AT FIRST THEN SOUTH-WESTERN WAM SOON AND MOVING EASTWARD.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 22/06/24 AT 1800 UTC TO 23/06/24 AT 1800 UTC :
WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) :
RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS BY SOUTH-WESTERN SOON.WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5, INCREASING NW 6/7 IN SOUTH-WEST SOON BACKING SW 5 TO 7 BEHIND THE FRONT.SEA: ROUGH TO LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN, BECOMING MODERATE LATER OVER NORTH-WESTERN. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M.V
ISI: POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) :
FEW SHOWERS.WIND: S 5/6 BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 SOON THEN NW 5/6 BY SOUTH-WESTERN AT THE END.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTH-EASTERN. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M.VISI: MAINLY GOOD.
CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) :
RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS BY SOUTH-WESTERN AND MOVING EASTWARD.WIND:
INCREASING NW 7/8, BACKING SW 5/7 BEHIND THE FRONT. VIOLENT GUSTS NEAR THE FRONT.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, TEMPORARILY HIGH HIGH IN SOUTH SOON. W SWELL 3 TO 5 M.VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.
KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) :
SHOWERS OVER NORTH-EASTERN AT FIRST THEN FRONTAL SHOWERS AND RAIN OVER SOUTH-WESTERN AT THE END.WIND: SW 5/7 OVER EASTERN AND ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5 BEHIND, INCREASING NW 6/7 BY WESTERN LATER.SEA:
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. W OR SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M LOCALLY 5 M BY SOUTH-WESTERN AT THE END.VISI : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.
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