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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20 EAST.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 11th 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 112200 TO 122200 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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CAPE WEST: N to NW 35 of 40 in places in the east.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1028 hPa 36s17w
Low 1000 hPa 37s12e
Low 992 hPa 43s23e
Low 992 hPa 44s36e
Cold Front: 30s10e 35s17e into 37s17e
Cold Front: 34s27e 40s36e into 43s23e cntd into 44s36e
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,
becoming NW 10 to 20 in the south west second half of the
period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in the extreme south.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 but 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 in the east, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25 but NW 10
to 20 in the south west. it will become SE 10 to 20 in the
south east 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. It
will become SE 15 to 25 in the south.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in places, in the north
east, W to SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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