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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 15th 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 151000 TO 161000 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. CAPE EAST: SW 25 to 35 in the west at first, and NW to W 35 to 45 on
the central and east.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: Cyclonic 35 to 40 in places in the north and
south.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1026 hPa 36s19e.
Low 1007 hPa 28s11w
Low 972 hPa 61s39e
1. Cold Front: 31s43e 40s45e 45s39e into 41s36e.
2. Cold Front: 41s21w 45s13w 50s10w 52s16w into 49s22w.
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : SW 25 to 35 in the west in at first, otherwise NW to W 20 to
30 but 35 to 45 on the central and east.
VIS : Good in the extreme north-west, otherwise moderate in showers
and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m but 5.0 to 6.0m over the south-central parts,
cyclonic swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : S to SW 15 to 25 in the west, otherwise N to NE 15 to 25 but
NW 15 to 25 in the central. It will become anti-cyclonic in
the east by the second half of the period.
VIS : Good in the extreme east, but moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south and central, SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 in the central in the first half of the
period, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 but NE 10 to 15 in the
south-west towards the end of the period.
VIS
