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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 04th OF JULY 2024 AT 17:10 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 042200 TO 052200 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 SW 35 to 40 in places but NW 35 to 45 in places in the
east until mid-period.
2. CAPE WEST : N to NW reaching 35 to 45 in the south-west, but S to SW
35 in the south-east until mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 27s03w
High 1028 hPa 33s57e.
Low 996 hPa 44s13e
Low 998 hPa 43s09e
Low 984 hPa 51s07e
Low 1004 hPa 44s31e
1. Cold Front: 33s09e 38s15e 43s15e into 44s13e cont. 49s15e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25, but N to NW 15 to 25 in the south, becoming
SW 10 to 20 in the south-west towards mid-period.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west,
spreading to the extreme south-east by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but N to NE 10 to 15 in the south-west where
it will become NW 10 to 15 towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in places in the south, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the east at until mid-period, reaching 35 to 45
in places, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 35 to 40 in
places
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, but good in the east at
first.
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-west, spreading to the south-east by mid-
period, W to NW swell, becoming SW in the extreme west by the
end of the period.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 in the north-west at first, spreading
to the north-east by mid-period, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25,
reaching 35 to 45 in the south-west, but S to SW 15 to 25 in
the east until mid-period, reaching 35 in the south-east.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east at
first, becoming poor in the west by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, but 5.0 to 6.0m in places in the south-east at
first and in the south-west from mid-period, reaching 7.0m in
the extreme south-west, W to SW swell.
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