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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII EAST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 12th OF JULY 2024 AT 18:20 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 122200 TO 132200 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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Nil.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1030 hPa 36s09w.
Low 1010 hPa 35s10e Low 1004 hPa 39s23e Low 1004 hPa 43s29e.
1. Cold Front: 28s07e 32s12e into 35s10e.
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the west, but E to NE 10
to 20 over the north-central parts.
VIS : Good in the extreme north, otherwise moderate in showers and
thundershowers.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the west at first, otherwise NE 10 to 20,
but variable 05 over the central parts.
VIS : Good.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the north-east, but N to NE 10
to 20 in the south.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the extreme north.
MADAGASCAR EAST:
WIND : S to SE 20 to 30, but NE 10 to 20 in the south.
VIS : Moderate in showers in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north, SE swell.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : E to NE 15 to 25, becoming SE 10 in the north-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in places, W to SW swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
DATE: 24/07/12 at 1700 utc
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be stronger than averages given here).
PART 1: WARNING :
– Storm gale force 10 over KER.
– Strong gale force 9 over CRO.
– Gale force 8 over AMS.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/07/12 at 1200 UTC :
– High 1029 hPa near 28S/71E, almost-stationnary.
– Low 984 hPa near 46S/63E with CG front moving between 35S and 45S.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS from 12/07/24 at 1800 UTC to 13/07/24 at 1800 UTC :
WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) :
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