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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 10th 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 STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.
AREA 1:
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FORECAST VALID FROM 101000 TO 111000 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: NW 35 in the central parts.
2. CAPE WEST: SW to W 35 to 45 in the south-east.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 21s08w 1022 hPa
High 32s63e 1028 hPa
Low 42s23e 978 hPa
Cold Front 1: 30s09w 35s15e 40s27e into 42s00e cont. 42s23e
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 to 25 in the south west. it
will be SE 15 to 25 in the north.
VIS : Moderate in showers in the south, otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 3.5m in the extreme south, 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 in the south east, SW swell,
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SW 15 to 25 in the east, but NW 20 to 30 in the west reaching
35 in the central parts.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places in the west
reaching the central parts by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the east, SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : SW to W 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 45 in the south-east becoming
NW 10 to 20 in the west second half of the period but SE 10 to
20 in the north.
VIS : Good in the north, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and.
SEA STATE: 4.5 to 5.5m reaching 6.5 to 7.5m in the west, but 8.5 to
9.5m in the extreme south-west, W to SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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