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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 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 302200 TO 012200 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 central parts and south-west.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1020 hPa 25s10w High 1024 hPa 45s20e.
Low 1008 hPa 33s15e.
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 spreading to the south-east.
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 : SE to 10 to 20 but NW 10 to 15 in the south-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in light showers in places in the south at
first.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the central parts 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 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 NW
10 to 20 in the west spreading to the east by the end of the
period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the east and south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, SE swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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