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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 17th 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 171000 TO 181000 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 NW 35 in the south east second half of the period.
2. CAPE WEST: W to SW 35 in the south at first, but N to NW 35 in the
south-east second half of the period and in the south west
from the second half of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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Low 996 hPa 43s05e
Low 972 hPa 55s17w
Low 990 hPa 47s45e
Low 956 hPa 65s10e
Cold Front: 33s05w 35s02e 40s05e into 43s05e Cold Front: 33s12e 35s17w 40s21e 45s24 into 55s17e.
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 east. It
will be SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west by mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-east at first,
but W to NW 15 to 25 in the south reaching 30 to 35 in the
south east second half of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east and south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-east first half
of the period, SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 35 in the south at first, but
N to NW 15 to 25 in the east, reaching 35 in the south-east
second half of the period and in the south west from the
second half 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, spreading to the south east, SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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