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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 01st OF AUGUST 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 011000 TO 021000 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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SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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Low 976 hPa 52s03e
Low 980 hPa 54s15e
High 1030 hPa 29s03w
Cold front: 35s02w 40s10e 45s16e 50s20e into 54s15e into 54s03e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 20.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the west.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, but W to SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m S swell in the extreme south-east.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 20, but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-east.
VIS : Moderate in showers in the west and south, otherwise good.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m SE swell in places in the east.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 10 to 15 in the north west, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25
becoming SW 20 to 20 in the south west second half of the
period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west, spreading
eastward.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in places in the extreme
south-west, SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the north, otherwise N to NW 20 to 30.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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