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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII EAST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 15th OF AUGUST 2024 AT 17:05 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 152200 TO 162200 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 : W to NW 35 in the extreme south-west at first,
spreading to the south-east by the end of the period.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST : S to SW 35 to 45 in places in the west,
moderating in the south-west by mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 27s35e
Low 968 hPa 47s08w
Low 964 hPa 53s15w
Low 988 hPa 47s15e
Low 972 hPa 54s03e
Cold Front: 33s13w 38s07w 43s05w 48s08w into 47s08w Cold Front: 36s14e 41s19e 46s19e into 47s03e cont. 52s12e 57s03e into
54s03e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : S to SW 15 to 25 in the east until mid-period, otherwise W to
NW 15 to 25, reaching 35 in the extreme south-west at first,
spreading to the south-east by the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain, becoming good in the west.
