ED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.
GALE FORCE WARNINGS:
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1. CAPE EAST: W to NW 35 in the extreme south-east but SW 35 to 40 in the
extreme north-west for the first half of the period.
5. DURBAN EAST: SW 35 to 40 in the south-west for the first half of the
period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 32s15e.
Low 1006 hPa 37s29e Low 998 hPa 37s42e Low 964 hPa 53s06e Low 1004 hPa 47s31e.
1. Cold Front: 30s32e 34s32e 37s31e into 37s29e.
2. Cold Front: 25s50e 30s53e 35s49e 39s43e into 37s42e.
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 in the south-east reaching 35 in the extreme
south-east, otherwise SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the
extreme north-west for the first half of the period but N to
NW 15 to 25 in the west reaching 30 towards the end of the
period.
VIS : Good in the west, otherwise moderate in showers and
thundershowers.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.5 to 6.5m in the west and north-west
for the first half of the period, with mainly SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : NW to W 10 to 20 in east, otherwise SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 to
40 in the south-west for the first half of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m in the west reaching 6.0 to 6.5m in the south-west
for the first half of the period, with mainly SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 over the central and
southern parts for the first half of the period.
VIS : Good.
MADAGASCAR EAST:
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme north but N to NE
10 to 15 in the south.
VIS : Moderate in light showers.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : NE to E 15 to 25 but S to SW 15 to 25 in the west reaching 30
in the north-west.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m in the north, with mainly NE
swell but SW swell in the west.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
DATE: 24/07/05 at 1700 utc
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be stronger than averages given here).
PART 1: WARNING :
– Gale force 8 over far South-Eastern CRO at first and over KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/07/05 at 1200 UTC :
– Cold front CF leaving KER and filling lowa over eastern KER.
– Cold front CG over North-Western WAM moving toward south-south-eastern area.
– High 1027 near 33S/64E over WAM, slowly moving Eastward with a ridge extending toward CRO.
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PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS from 05/07/24 at 1800 UTC to 06/07/24 at 1800 UTC :
WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) :
Frontal rain and showers CG.
WIND: anticlockwise 2 to 4 locally 5 increasing N 5 to 7 under the front
and decreasing later N 2 to 4 the whole area.
SEA : moderate to rough, locally very rough over Western at first. N
swell 2 to 4 m over western area.
VIS : poor to very poor in precipitations.
AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) :
Showers over Southern.
WIND: anticlockwise 2 to 4 over far northern but W 5 to 7 with severe
gusts in south and moving over the whole area.
SEA : rough becoming moderate in north-western but very rough in south-
eastern. Long SW swell, 2 to 4 m.
VIS : Locally poor in precipitations.
CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) :
Frontal rains and showers CG over North-Western CRO soon.
WIND: over eastern: S 4 to 6 locally 7/8. Severe gusts. over western: NE
or E 4 to 6 . Gusts.
SEA : rough to very rough, locally high over far South-Eastern. Long SSW
swell 2 to 4 m over South-Eastern. N swell 2 to 3 meters in north-
western.
VIS : poor to very poor in precipitations.
KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) :
Frontal rains and showers with CF, then showers, locally snowy showers.
WIND: W 5 to 7, locally 8, setting up later SW then S 6/7 locally 8.
Severe gusts.
SEA : very rough to high. Severe wind sea. W or SW swell, 2 to 4 m
increasing 4 to 6 m.
VIS : poor to very poor in precipitations.
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