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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 29th OF JUNE 2024 AT 17:00 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 292200 TO 302200 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: N to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west at first and by mid-period
spreading towards the central south from end of the first
half of the period until mid-period and to the north-west
from mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1020 hPa 23s15w
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Moderate in showers in places, otherwise good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 10 to 20 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 over the central parts, otherwise
E to SE 10 to 20 but NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-
west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in places in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme south-west during the second half
of the period, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the north-west, otherwise S to SW 05 to 15,
becoming NW 05 to 10 in the extreme south-east towards mid-
period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in light showers in places in the south-
east during the first half of the period.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the east until mid-period, otherwise
N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the south-west at first
and mid-period spreading towards the central south from end of
the first half of the period until mid-period and to the
north-west from mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west and central
parts spreading to the east towards the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the
extreme south-west at first, spreading to the north-west from
mid-period, W to NW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Cyclonic 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 30 in places in the south-
east, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west from mid-
period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, SE swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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