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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 14th 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 141000 TO 151000 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 to 45 in the south.
2. CAPE WEST : SW 35 in the south-east at first, but N to NW 35 in the
south-west.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1028 hPa 33s10e
Low 972 hPa 50s16w
Cold Front: 30s12w 35s09w 40s09w 45s09w 50s12w into 50s16w
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : SE 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the extreme south, otherwise E to SE 10 to
20, but variable over the central parts.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the
extreme south-west, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10, otherwise SE to S 15 to 25.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and central, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : NW 15 to 25, reaching 35 to 45 in the south.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0, except in the north-east, otherwise 5.0 to 6.0m,
but 7.0 to 8.0m in the south-west, W to NW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 in the east until mid-period, but SW 30
to 35 in the south-east at first, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25,
reaching 35 in the south-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west at
first, spreading to the south-east by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-west, but 5.0 to 6.0m in
places in the south, reaching 7.0 to 8.0m in the south-east at
first, W to SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPETOWNRADIO
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