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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
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, WAVEnd of the period.
2. DURBAN EAST: E to NE 35 in places in the West and south-west until
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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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : E to NE 20 to 30 reaching 35 in places in the west, but S to
SW 15 to 25 in the east. It will become cyclonic 25 to 35 in
the north-west towards mid-period spreading to the south
towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good in the east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and
Thundershowers.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south-east at first,
subsiding in the south towards the end of the period, with E
to NE swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : S to SW 15 to 25 in the south-east, otherwise E to NE 20 to 30
reaching 35 in places in the West and south-west until towards
the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in
the west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the northern parts, with SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west reaching 30 in the extreme
south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in
the south-east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S to SW swell.
MADAGASCAR EAST:
WIND : W to NW 05 to 10 in the south-east at first, otherwise S to SE
10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rai
