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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 17:00 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 012200 TO 022200 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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Nil.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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Low 988 hPa 50s09w
Low 984 hPa 51s02w
Low 976 hPa 53s07e
Low 976 hPa 55s17e
Cold front: 33s09e 40s19e 45s29e 50s30e into 55s17e into 53s07e
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 : N to NW 15 to 25, but SW 20 to 30 in the south west spreading
eastwards.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain, clearing from the west
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 becoming
SW 10 to 20 in the south west at the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west
spreading to the central parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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