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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 13TH OF SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 17:30 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 132200 TO 142200 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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NIL.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1029 hPa 29s18w
High 1027 hPa 30s01e
High 1032 hPa 40s47e
Low 973 hPa 53s14w
Low 1010 hPa 38s29e
Cold Front: 34s18w 37s11w 46s03w 49s02w into 53s14w
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, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in
the north-east during the first half of the period.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to in the south, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15
reaching 20 to 25 in places in the north-west.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the north.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north-east, becoming SW 10
to 15 in the south-west by mid-period.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north at first, otherwise W to NW 10
to 20, reaching 30 in the south-east at first but SW 15 to 25
in the south-west, spreading to the east by mid-period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south, with W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts during the first half
of the period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 but W to NW 20 to 30
in the south, and S to SE 10 to 20 in the extreme east.
VIS : Moderate in showers, except in the north-east.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-west by mid-period, spreading to the
south by end of period with W to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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