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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 10th OF JULY 2024 AT 16:30 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 102200 TO 112200 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: SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 45 in the south east at first.
2. CAPE WEST: N to NW 35 of 40 in places in the east, but SW 35 to 40 in
places in the west.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 22s07w
Low 1000 hPa 43s03e
Low 1000 hPa 36s11e
Low 1000 hPa 45s21e
Low 998 hPa 50s43e
Cold Front: 37s05w 40s02e into 43s03e
Cold Front: 33s05e 35s13e into 36s11e
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 : E to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in the south-west but S to SW 10
to 20 in the south east. It will become NE 10 to 20 in the
south west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in the extreme south.
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 west, otherwise S to SE
15 to 25 becoming SW 15 to 25 in the south west second half of
the period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5m to 6.0m in the extreme
south-east, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 15 to 25 in the north, otherwise SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 to
45 in the south east at first.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain, but good in the west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, S to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 of 40 in places in the east, but
SW 15 to 25 in the west, spreading to the central parts
reaching 30 to 40 in places in the west.
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 west at the end of the period W to SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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