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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 19:01 UTC.
FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2 BELOW.
NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.
=====MPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.
GALE FORCE WARNINGS:
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1. CAPE EAST: S to SW 35 to 40 in the north during the first half of
the period.
2. DURBAN EAST: S to SW 35 to 40 in the west at first, spreading to
the south towards mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 34s74e
Low 1006 hPa 32s30e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the south-east, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25
reaching 30 to 40 in the north during the first half of the
period but SE 15 to 25 in the south-east and central parts.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain in places, clearing from
the west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m in the north during the
first half of the period, with SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise N to NE 15
to 25 reaching 30 in the north but S to SW 15 to 25 in the
west, where it will reach 35 to 40 at first, spreading to the
south towards mid period. It will become variable 05 to 10 in
the south-west towards end of period
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south,
clearing from the west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m in the west and central
parts during the first half of the period, with S to SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise N to NE 05
to 15 but SE to E 10 to 20 in the north, and in the south-west
towards end of period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the north during the
first half of the period.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the south, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20 reaching
25 in the north-west.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, except in the south-
west.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-west, otherwise W to SW 15 to
25 reaching 30 in the south-east at first. It will become N to
NE 15 to 25 in the west and E 20 to 30 in the south-west
towards end of period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in rain and showers in the north-
east but in the west with possible snow-showers towards mid-
period.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0 to 7.0m in the south-east at first,
with mainly SW swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
24/09/26 AT 0500UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
GALE FORCE 8 RUNNING OVER CRO AND KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 24/09/26 AT 0000UTC
HIGH 1032 NEAR 34S/72E, SLOWLY MOVING EASTWAR
WAVING FRONT OVER CRO AND KER, MOVING EASTWARD.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 24/09/26 AT 0600UTC TO 24/09/27
AT 0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS BY NORTHWEST AREA.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 SETTING UP NORTHERLY 6 OVER WESTERN LATER.
GUSTS ON SQUALLS.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN AREA. SW SWELL
2 TO 4 M FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
VIS : GOOD, BUT POOR OVER WESTERN AREA.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
FEW SHOWERS.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M.
VIS : GOOD.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS WITH WAVING FRONT. SQUALLS. SNOW OVER FAR SOUTHERN.
WIND: WESTERLY 6/7 LOCALLY 8 IN VICINITY OF FRONT AND OVER FAR
SOUTHERN AREA. SEVERE GUSTS.
SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR
SOUTHERN AREA. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH WAVING FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FAR SOUTHERN.
WIND: WESTERLY 6/7 LOCALLY 8 IN VICINITY OF FRONT. STRONG GUSTS.
SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. W TO SW SWELL 4 TO 5 M.
VIS : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.
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