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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 20th 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 202200 TO 212200 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. ST HELENA : N to NW 35 in the south-central and south-east by the
first half of the period, as well as SW 35 in the south-
west in the first half of the period.
2. TRISTAN: Cyclonic 35 in the north-central at first and N to NW 35 to
40 in the south-central and in places in the east but SW 35
to 40 in the south-west spreading to the east by the end
of the period.
3. CAPE WEST: N to NW 35 in the extreme west towards the end of the
period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1028 hPa 34s13e
Low 1016 hPa 38s52e
Cold Front 1: 42s45e 49s44e 58s37e into 58s32e.
Cold Front 2: 37s25w 44s22w into 55s20w.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW to W 05
