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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 23RD OF JUNE 2024 AT 08:30 UTC.
FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2 BELOW.
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 231000 TO 241000 UTC:
WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN 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. TRISTAN: W to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west.
2. CAPE WEST: W to SW 35 in the south-west until mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 30s18w.
1. Cold Front: 30s05e 35s12e 40s18e 45s20e 50s21e 55s20e 60s15e cont.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 10 to 15 in the extreme east at times.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, becoming NE 10 to 15 in the south-west
towards mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme south, otherwise S to SE 15
to 25.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-west, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-west at first, spreading to the
north-east, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 35 to 40 in
the south-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, reaching 7.0 to
7.5m in the south-east until mid-period, S to SW.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 in the south-east at first, otherwise W to SW
15 to 25, reaching 35 in the south-west until mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-
east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-west, but 7.0
to 7.5m in the extreme south-west at times, W to SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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