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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 05TH OF OCTOBER 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 051000 TO 061000 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:
Nil.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
High 1025 hPa 42s20w, High 1024 hPa 32s11w, High 1025 hPa 40s13e High 1031 hPa 31s36e
Low 1015 hPa 28s01e
AREA FORECAST:
ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 15 but W to SW 05 to 15 in the east.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers
in the north-east during the second half of the period.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 but
N to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the north-west.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 but
NE 10 to 20 in the south-east at first.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the south.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise S to SE 10
to 20 reaching 25 in the west but N 15 to 25 in the north-
west.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south and west.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the west, with SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20
reaching 25 over the central parts, spreading over the
southern half during the second half of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the north and north-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east, with S to SW sw
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