AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 25TH 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 251000 TO 261000 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 35s10w, High 1032 hPa 34s67e
Low 1015 hPa 34s14e, Low 1015 hPa 33s24e, Low 1014 hPa 37s33e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but variable 05 to 10 in the east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain, except in the east.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : W to NW 05 to 10 in the extreme south-east, otherwise S to SE
10 to 20 but SW 05 to 15 in the south.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise W to NW 10 to 20
reaching 25 in the west, becoming SE 10 to 20 in the extreme
south-west towards end of period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-
west, spreading to the south-east towards end of period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, spreading to the south-east
towards mid-period, with SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to NW 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise S to SW 10 to 20
reaching 25 over the central parts during the first half of
the period but SE 05 to 15 in the north-west.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the east and
south-east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east and central parts, with S to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC
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