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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 22ND OF SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 13:30 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 222200 TO 232200 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 40 in the south-east at first, but E to NE 35
in the north-west.
2. DURBAN EAST: N to NE 35 in the extreme south-west from mid-period.
3. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: S to SE 35 in the south-east.
4. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in east at first. It will
become N to NW 35 in the south-west towards mid-
period reaching 40 in the extreme south-west from
mid-period spreading to the south and south-east
towards the end of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 40s15e
Low 972 hPa 55s55e
Low 1022 hPa 37s10w
1. Cold front: 37s49e 42s57e 47s63e 55s66e into 55s55e.
2. Cold Front: 29s08w 36s05w 40s05w into 37s10w.
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : S to SE 20 to 30 in the east reaching 35 to 40 in the south-
east at first, but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the central parts
spreading to the eastern parts from mid-period, otherwise E to
NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the north-west.
VIS : Moderate in light showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in places, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the east and
south-east but 7.0 to 7.5m in the extreme south-east at first,
with W to SW swell but NE in the west.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west, reaching 30 to 35 in the
extreme south-west from mid-period, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25
reaching 30 in the north at first.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers
