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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 17:30 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 142200 TO 152200 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 : NW 35 in places in the south-west by mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 27s10e.
Low 996 hPa 42s03w
Low 1014 hPa 38s23e
Low 1012 hPa 37s34e
1. Cold Front: 23s10w 28s00w 33s04e 38s03e 43s03w into 42s03w cont.
47s03w 52s01w.
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 : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise S to SW 05
to 15 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20, becoming NW 10
to 20 in the south-west by mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate showers and rain in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.0m to 4.0m in the south-east, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but SW 10 to 15 in the south-west where it
will be NW 10 to 20 at first.
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, becoming NW 30 to 35 in places in the south-
west by mid-period.
VIS : moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-east at first, W to
SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the west, spreading to the central parts
by mid-period, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, spreading to the south-east by the
end of the period, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-west, W
to SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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