AORE
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 09th OF AUGUST 2024 AT 16:30 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 092200 TO 102200 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 WEST: NW 35 to 45, in places in the south-east, moderating in the
west-central towards mid-period whilst becoming SW 35 to 45
in the south-east.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 21s11w 1020 hPa
High 32s63e 1028 hPa
Low 42s00e 988 hPa
Low 46s213 976 hPa
Low 44s32e 988 hPa
Cold Front 1: 30s10w, 35s03e, 40s04e into 42s00e(988 hPa), cont. 45s01e Cold Front 2: 35s32e, 40s36e, into 44s32e(988 hPa), cont. 49s26e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in places.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : SE 10 to 20, but S to SW 10 to 15 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south from mid-period, SW swell.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 20 in the south at first,
reaching 25 in the extreme south-east.
VIS : Moderate in showers in places, becoming good in the central
and northern parts towards mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.5m in the extreme south and south-east, subsiding from the
west towards mid-period, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SE to S 10 to 20 but SW to W 10 to 15 in the extreme south.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m SW swell, reaching 3.5m in the south but 4.5m in the
extreme south-east at fi
