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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 24th OF JULY 2024 AT 17:15
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 242200 TO 252200 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: SW 35 in the east.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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Low 1012 hPa 45s35e
1. Cold Front: 40s34e into 45s35e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise SW 20 to
30 but SE 20 to 30 in the south. It will be NE 10 to 20 in
the west and the north east.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain becoming good in the
west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 in the east but SW 20 to 30 in the west
spreading to the central parts by the end of the period
becoming SE 10 to 20 in the west.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20, but N to NE 10 to 20 in the south becoming
NW 10 to 20 second half of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south.
MADAGASCAR EAST:
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 but E to NE 10 to 20 in the south, reaching
25 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : Cyclonic 10 to 20 in the north west, but SW 25 to 35 in the
east, otherw
