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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 04TH OF SEPTEMBER 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 041000 TO 051000 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. DURBAN EAST: E to NE 35 in the south-west until mid-period.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NW 35 to 40 in places in the west and north
towards mid-period spreading to the east and
south in the second half of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1041 hPa 39s14w.
High 1030 hPa 33s46e.
Low 997 hPa 44s22e.
1. Cold Front: 35s21e 40s27e 45s27e into 44s22e.
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the north-east until mid-period,
otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the extreme south-
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