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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII, WEST OF 20E ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 19:05 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 262200 TO 272200 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 WEST: W to NW 35 in the south-west by mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1027 hPa 30s15w
AREA FORECAST:
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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 and north-east.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers or light rain in the north-east
during the first 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 mid-period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the east. It will
become SW 10 to 20 in the south-west towards end of period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers over the central parts, spreading
to the south-east towards end of period.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north during the first half of the
period, otherwise W to NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-
east but S to SW 05 to 15 in the south. It will become SE to E
10 to 20 in the south-west towards end of period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south,
spreading over the central parts towards mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east at first, with SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the north and north-east, otherwise W to
NW 15 to 25 re
