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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 05TH 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 051000 TO 061000 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 south-east.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the south and south-east
until mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1043 hPa 40s12w.
High 1029 hPa 31s54e.
Low 973 hPa 53s46e.
1. Cold Front: 33s26e 38s31e 45s48e 50s52e into 53s46e.
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east, but SW
15 to 25 in the west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west and central
parts spreading to the south-east towards mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north and north-east, with NW swell
in the south-east, otherwise W to SW.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the west and north
until mid-period, but S to SW 10 to 15 in the south-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in light showers and rain in the south-
west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west at first, with N to NW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 in t
