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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 14th 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 141000 TO 151000 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 : W to SW 35 to 40 in the south-east until mid-period, but NW
35 in the extreme south-east at first.
2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 to 45 in the south-west until mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 27s15e.
Low 996 hPa 40s06w
Low 1012 hPa 38s19e
1. Cold Front: 23s16w 28s03w 33s01e 38s01e into 40s06w cont. 45s16w
50s02w.
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.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SW 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate showers and rain in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.0m to 4.0m in the south, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to
20, reaching 25 in the north-east, but N to NW 15 to 25 in the
south-west, becoming SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west by
mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 35 to 40 in the south-east until
mid-period, but NW 30 to 35 in the extreme south-east at
first.
VIS : moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-east, reaching 7.0 to
8.0m in places, SW swell but NW in the north-east at first.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 35 to 45 in the south-west until
mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme west at
first, spreading to the east by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme south-east at first as well as in
the south-west, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the extreme south-
west, W to NW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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