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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 3rd OF AUGUST 2024 AT 13:30 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 032200 TO 042200 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. TRISTAN: NW 35 in the south-west, spreading to the south-east towards
mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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Low 982 hPa 46s16e
Cold front: 30s05e 35s12e 40s15e into 46s16e(982 hPa) cont. 40s30e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period,
SW swell.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, but SW 10 to 20 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m S swell in the extreme south-east.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 15 to 25.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places, except in the extreme
south where it will remain good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, W swell, subsiding in the extreme south-west
towards the
