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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. EAST 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 08th 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 STAT
AREA 1:
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FORECAST VALID FROM 081000 TO 091000 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. CAPE EAST: N to NW 30 to 40 in the west towards mid-period,
spreading to the central parts towards the end of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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Low 42s02e 983 hPa
Low 47s15e 985 hPa
Low 39s10e 992 hPa
High 22s11w 1022 hPa
High 32s52e 1026 hPa
Cold Front 1: 27s01w, 33s07e 40s11e into 42s02e (983 hPa).
Cold Front 2: 42s18w, 45s14w, into 47s15e (985 hPa).
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the east at first, otherwise N to NW
15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the west towards mid-period,
spreading to the central parts towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the we
