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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 09th OF JULY 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 092200 TO 102200 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 places in the north-east until mid-
period, but W to SW 35 to 40 in the south-west at first,
spreading to the south-central parts towards mid-period and
to the east by the end of the period.
2. CAPE WEST: N to NW 35 to 45 in places in the north, but SW 35 to 40 in
the south-east until mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 22s07w
Low 1010 hPa 35s13w
Low 998 hPa 45s03e
Low 996 hPa 44s11e
Low 982 hPa 43s21e
Low 980 hPa 49s31e
Low 988 hPa 47s46e
Low 972 hPa 50s32e
Cold Front: 26s31w 31ss17w 36s12w into 35s13w.
Cold Front: 30s13e 35s24e 40s28e into 43s21e cont. 44s11e.
Cold Front: 27s47e 32s48e 37s50e 42s49e 47s48e into 47s46e cont. 52s45e
57s47e into 50s32e.
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, reaching 25 in the south.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the south-east, otherwise E to SE 05 to
15, reaching 20 in the south-west it will be S to SW 10 to 20
at first, but anti-cyclonic 05 to 10.
VIS : Good, but moderate in the extreme south-west, spreading to the
south-east by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m south-east, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the extreme south, otherwise S to SE
15 to 25. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west
by the end of the period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5m in the extreme south-
east by the end of the period, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : N to NW 20 to 30 in the north-east until mid-period, reaching
35 to 40 in places, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 35
to 40 in the south-west at first, spreading to the south-
central parts towards mid-period and to the east by the end of
the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain, becoming good in the west by
mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, but 5.0 to 6.0m in places in the east, reaching
7.0m over the extreme eastern parts, subsiding in the west by
mid-period, S to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the north, reaching 35 to 45 in places,
otherwise SW 20 to 30, reaching 35 to 40 in the south-east
until mid-period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in places, but 7.0 to 8.0m
in south-west at first, spreading to the south-east at times W
to SW swell.
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