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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20 EAST.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 02ND OF SEPTEMBER 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 022200 TO 032200 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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NIL.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1030 hPa 42s31e.
Low 1006 hPa 38s06e.
1. Cold Front: 26s01e 30s04e 35s07e into 38s06e.
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 : W to SW 05 to 15 in the eastern parts, otherwise S to SE 05 to
15.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 in the south and south-east at first, otherwise
S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the western parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and south-western parts at first while
in the south-eastern parts until the end of the period, W to SW
swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : W to SW 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.
VIS
