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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 02ND OF OCTOBER 2024 AT 17:00 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 022200 TO 032200 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: W to SW 35 in the eastern half.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south but W to SW 35 in the
west from mid-period spreading to the eastern
parts by end of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1034 hPa 35s02w
Low 985 hPa 44s60e
1. Cold Front: 27s50e 30s55e, 35s59e 40s64e 44s66e into 44s60e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, spreading to the north by
mid-period, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in
the eastern half, but E to NE 20 to 30 in the extreme west.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in rain and showers in the eastern
half.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 6.0m over the east for the first
half of the period becoming 3.0 to 4.0m in the south by the
end of the period, with SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : SW to S 15 to 25 in the east, otherwise SE 10 to 20, reaching
25 in the north, but NE 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, clearing from the
southwest towards the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0m in the central parts spreading the
west and subsiding by end of the period, mainly SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south but 35 in the south-
east from mid-period but variable 05 to 10 over the extreme
northern parts where it will become NW 05 to 15 in the second
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