AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII, WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
12TH 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 121000 TO 131000 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. TRISTAN: N to NW 35 in the south-west until mid-period while spreading
to the south towards the end of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1030 hPa 43s31e
High 1026 hPa 28s20W
Low 1016 hPa 32s15e
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 : SW to W 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : NW to N 05 to 15 in the south-central, otherwise E to SE 05 to
15 reaching 20 to 25 in places in the north-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south
and north-west until mid-period.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20
reaching 25 in the north-east.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SW 05 to 15 in the central parts until mid-period,
otherwise, N to NW 10 to 20 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-
west until mid-period while spreading to the south towards the
end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west
spreading to the south towards the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west from mid-period spreading to the
south towards the end of the period, with W to NW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east until towards the end of
the period, but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, otherwise
S to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers except in the west and
north-east.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east at first, with SE to E swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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