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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 17TH OF SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 16:00 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 172200 TO 182200 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. CAPE EAST: S to SE 35 to 45 in the south-west from mid-period.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 over the southern half.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1023 hPa 32s42e
Low 953 hPa 55s23e
1. Cold Front: 31s05w 33s00e 36s05e into 38s06e cont. 39s10e 39s15e
40s20e 41s25e 43s30e 45s35e 48s40e 53s41e 58s35e into
55s23e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : NW to W 05 to 10 in the north-east at first, otherwise 15 to
25 reaching 30 in the central-west and south-east from mid-
period, but S to SE 20 to 30 in the south-west spr
