AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20 E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 14TH OF SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 08:30 UTC.
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 141000 TO 151000 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 06:00Z
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High 1029 hPa 29s10w
High 1033 hPa 34s55e
Low 976 hPa 53s05e
Low 1006 hPa 39s36e
Cold Front: 33s04w 38s06e 45s05e into 53s05e
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 second 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 the north, becoming N to NE 05 to 10 in
the south-west towards mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the north.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20
reaching 25 in the north-east.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to SW 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east, but variable
05 to 10 in the west, spreading over the central parts by mid-
period, while becoming NW 20 to 30 in the south-west.
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 : S to SW 05 to 15 but NW 15 to 25 in the west, reaching 30 in
the south, spreading to the south-east towards mid-period.
VIS : Moderate in showers in the south-west, spreading over the
central parts by end of period.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south, with W to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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