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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 27th 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 271000 TO 281000 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. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 in the extreme west at first, becoming W to SW
35 in the west by mid-period spreading towards the central parts by
the end of the period.
2. DURBAN EAST: SW 35 in the extreme south-west in the second half of
the period.
3. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NE 35 north-west spreading towards the
central parts by the end of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1030 hPa 35s08w.
Low 976 hPa 51s16e Low 1016 hPa 34s55e.
Cold Front: 29s12e 35s18e 40s20e 45s21e 50s21e into 51s16e.
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme west at
first, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 in the west by mid-period
spreading towards the central parts by the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the west, reaching 6.0 to 7.0m in the extreme
west, SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 over the central parts, otherwise W to SW 15
to 25 but N to NE 15 to 25 in the extreme west. It will become
