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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII EAST 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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1. CAPE EAST: N to NE 35 in places in the western and central parts at
first.
2. DURBAN EAST: E to NE 35 in the south-west by mid-period.
3. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west from mid-period
spreading to the southern parts towards the end of
the period.
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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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : N to NE 20 to 30 in the western and central parts reaching 35 in
places at first, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 but NW to W 15 to 25
in the extreme west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the eastern parts at
first.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in places in the south-east and western parts,
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