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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 11th OF JULY 2024 AT 08:30 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 111000 TO 121000 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. CAPE WEST: N to NW 35 to 40 in places in the east, but SW 35 to 40 in
places in the west.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1028 hPa 35s20w
Low 1010 hPa 42s02e
Low 1000 hPa 37s09e
Low 996 hPa 44s20e
Low 992 hPa 41s31e
Low 998 hPa 47s37e
Cold Front: 27s05e 30s10e into 37s09e cntd 40s06e into 42s02e Cold Front: 34s23e 40s33e into 41s31e
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 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 east, otherwise S to SE
15 to 25 becoming SW 15 to 25 in the south west.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east and south, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south east, but SE 10 to 20 I
the north. It will become NE 15 to 25 in the west second half
of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain, but good in the west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, 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.It will become SE 15
