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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 06th OF AUGUST 2024 AT 17:15 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 062200 TO 072200 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: W to SW 35 to 40 in the south.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1026 hPa 26s20w High 1022 hPa 28s37e.
Low 982 hPa 46s39e.
1. Cold Front: 40s33e 42s42e 45s43e into 46s39e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 10 to 15.
VIS : Mostly good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 but S to SW 05 to 15 in the east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise SE 10
to 15 but W to SW 10 to 20 in the south.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme south from mid-period, with SW
swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 15 but W to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25
reaching 30 to 40 in the south.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north, otherwise 5.0 to 6.0m but 6.5 to
7.5m in the south, with SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise W to NW 15
to 25 reaching 30 in the sout
