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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 22nd 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 221000 TO 231000 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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Nil.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1020 hPa 27s13e
Low 984 hPa 47s00e
Cold Front 1:27s07w 30s04w 35s01e 40s03e 45s03e into 47s00e
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 to 10 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 10 to 15 in the north and south west, otherwise N to NW 10
to 20 but SW 10 to 15 in the south east.
VIS : Good in the north east, otherwise moderate in showers and
rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : NW 10 to 20 in the south west becoming SW 10 to 15 second half
of the period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-
west.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to SW 10 to 20, but NW 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to
30 in the south west.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.
