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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 22nd OF AUGUST 2024 AT 17:00 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 222200 TO 232200 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: N to NE 35 in the extreme south-east.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 42s28e.
Low 968 hPa 56s04e Low 992 hPa 42s45e.
1. Cold Front: 24s08w 30s01w 35s02e 40s05e 45s07e 50s08e into 56s04e.
2. Cold Front: 27s42e 35s49e into 42s45e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the east.
VIS : Good, but good in fog in the extreme east.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but S to SW 10 to 20 in the south.
S to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west spreading towards the
south-east while it reaches 30 in the extreme south-east by
mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east
spreading towards the north by mid-period.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west becoming SW 15 to 25 by
mid-period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but poor in fog patches in the extreme east at first, as
well as poor in a band of showers in the south-west spreading
towards the south-east by the end of the period.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme south-east,
otherwise N to NW 20 to 30 but W to SW 10 to 20 in the south-
west spreading towards the central parts by the end of the
period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the west
spreading towards the east by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, W to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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