AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 16TH OF SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 08:30 UTC.
NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.
COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.
AREA 1:
FORECAST VALID FROM 161000 TO 171000 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:
1. TRISTAN: S to SW 35 in the south-west, spreading to the south-east by
end of period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
High 1030 hPa 32s00e
Low 1013 hPa 41s15w
AREA FORECAST:
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 : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20
reaching 25 in the north, but N to NW 05 to 10 in the south-
west during the first half of the period.
VIS : Good.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the north-east and south-
east. It will become SW 05 to 10
