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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 SIED BY INDIVIDUA end of the period.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SW 10 to 20, but W to NW 15 to 25 in the south-east in the
first half of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west,
spreading to the south-east, clearing from the west by mid-
period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, SW swell, spreading to the
north-west and to the south-east towards mid-period.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west at first, otherwise
SW to W 20 to 30, but NW 25 to 35 in the south-west, spreading
to the south-east towards mid-period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain at times in the south and east,
otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-west, spreading
to the south-east towards mid-period, SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NW 10 to 20 in the extreme east in the first half
