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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 23rd 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 231000 TO 241000 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in the central parts and extreme
east.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 25s08e
High 1024 hPa 25s35e
Cold Front: 32s08e 37s14e 42s19e 47s21e 52s20e 55s10e into 62s15w
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : S to SW 20 to 30 in the east and in the west from mid-period,
otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 but NW 15 to 25 in the west
until mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the west,
spreading to the central parts towards the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south, SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 but reaching 20 in the extreme south-
east at first, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 in the west from mid-
period. It will become SW 20 to 30 in the extreme south-west
towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in east and in the west
from mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north-east, but N to NE 10
to 20 in the south-west.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers in places in the extreme south
and north at first and in the north-east fro
