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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 16th 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 161000 TO 171000 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 second half of the
period, spreading to the central parts.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 27s40e
Low 978 hPa 47s03e
Low 964 hPa 53s05w
Low 988 hPa 47s17e
Low 970 hPa 57s05e
Cold Front: 36s02w 40s04e 45s05e into 47s03e cntd. 50s02e into 53s05w Cold Front: 43s30e 50s25e into 47s17e into 57s05e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : S to SW 15 to 25 in the east, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25,
reaching 35 in the extreme south-west second half of the
period, spreading to the central parts.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain, becoming good in the west.
SEA STATE: 5.0 to 6.0m in the east at first, otherwise 3.0 to 4.0m,
SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : SE 10 to 20 but SW 10 to 15 in the south. it will be NE 15 to
25 in the west second half of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in the east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the east, SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but S
