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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 16th OF JULY 2024 AT 13:30 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 162200 TO 172200 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 : SW 35 in the south-west until mid-period.
2. CAPE WEST: W to SW 35 in the south-west at first, but N to NW 35 in
the south-east by the end of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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Low 1010 hPa 42s22e
Low 998 hPa 45s08w
Low 990 hPa 47s45e
Low 992 hPa 44s42e
Cold Front: 37s17w 42s08w into 45s08w.
Cold Front: 28s12w 43s04e into 47s45e cont. 52s08e 57s09e.
Cold Front: 27s48e 32s52e 37s56e 42s57e 47s54e into 44s42e.
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, but variable 05 to 10 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south, otherwise E to SE 10 to
20.
VIS : Good, moderate showers and rain in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.0m to 4.0m in the extreme south, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west,
spreading to the south-east by the end of the period, becoming
SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west by mid-period.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SW 15 to 25, reaching 35 in the south-west until mid-period,
but W to NW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-east at first.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-east at first,
SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 35 in the south-west at first, but
N to NW 15 to 25 in the east, reaching 35 in the south-east by
the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-east, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the
south-west, breaching 7.0m in the extreme south-west at first,
SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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