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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 13th 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 131000 TO 141000 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. ST HELENA: N to NW 35 in the extreme south east.
2. TRISTAN: N to NE 35 to 40 in the south central parts spreading towards
the east by the end of the e in showers in places.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-east, SW swell.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the
