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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 26TH OF SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 08:30 UTC.
FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2 BELOW.
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 261000 TO 271000 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. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 in the south-west towards end of period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
High 1028 hPa 31s11w, High 1033 hPa 34s73e
Low 1009 hPa 30s32e
AREA FORECAST:
ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15 but
SW 05 to 15 in the north-east.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers or light rain in the north-
east during the second half of the period.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 in the south-west, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20,
becoming SW 05 to 10 in the south towards end of period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the east.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the west, spreading over the
central parts towards mid-period.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise W to NW 10 to 20
reaching 25 in the south and west but S to SW 05 to 15 in the
south-west, spreading to the south-east towards end of period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south,
spreading over the central parts towards end of period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the north, and variable 05 in the extreme
north-east at first, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to
35 in the south-west towards end of period, while becoming SW
05 to 15 in the south-east.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and rain in the
south and south-west by mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and east, with mainly SW swell.
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