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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 28th 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 281000 TO 291000 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 WEST: SW to 35 in places in the south at times.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 33s01w.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in places in the east at first, SW swell.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the central and southern parts reaching 3.5m in the
extreme south, SW swell.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 15 to 25.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme east, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the extreme south-east at
times.
VIS : Good, but moderate in the extreme west at times in showers.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 m in the south-east, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise NW to W 10 to 20 but
SE to E 10 to 20 in the extreme south.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme east, SW swell, subsiding towards
mid-period.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 in the north-west at first, otherwise
SW to W 15 to 25 reaching 35 in places in the south at times.
VIS : Good in the north-west in the first half of the period,
otherwise moderate to poor in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m SW swell, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the east during
the first half of the period, but 7.0m in the east at first,
subsiding from the west by mid-period
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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