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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 08th 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 082200 TO 092200 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. TRADES: S to SE 35 in the extreme north-east during the first half of
the period.
2. TRISTAN: W to NW 35 to 45 except in the south-west towards mid-period : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east from mid-period, SW swell.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 in the north, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25 but
anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the central parts.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the extreme
south-east during the first half of the period, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south becoming anti-cyclonic 05 to 15
towards mid-period but NW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west
from mid-period spreading to the south-east towards the end of
the period, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in
the extreme north-east during the first half of the period
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to NW 30 to 40, reaching 45 becoming S to SW 15 to 25 in the
south-west towards mid-period spreading to the central parts
towards the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the south, spreading to the
north-west by mid-period, otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the central west until
mid-period, spreading to the central east from mid-period
where it will reach 6.5 to 7.0m, W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 35 to 45 in the south becoming NW 25
to 35 reaching 40 to 45 in the west towards mid-period
spreading to the central parts mid-period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain except in the north during the
second half of the period, otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 5.0 to 6.0m reaching 7.0 to 8.0m but 9.0 to 10m in the central
south, spreading to the south-east mid-period, W to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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