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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 30th 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 301000 TO 011000 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 north west and south west.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1020 hPa 25s09w High 1024 hPa 45s15e.
Low 1008 hPa 33s12e.
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 west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : NW 10 in the south east, otherwise SE 10 to 20 but SW 10 to 20
in the south west at first.
VIS : Good, but moderate in light showers in places in the south at
first.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the east at first, otherwise
N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the north west and south
west.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain but good in the north east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the
extreme south-west at the end of the period, spreading to the
north-west from mid-period, W to NW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Cyclonic in the north east otherwise SE 15 to 25 but N to NE
10 to 20 in the west second half of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the east and south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, SE swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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