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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 05TH OF OCTOBER 2024 AT 13:30 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 052200 TO 062200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in the south and east at first.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 42s17w, High 1024 hPa 32s11w, High 1027 hPa 31s37e
Low 1015 hPa 28s04e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : N to NE 20 to 30 in the north-west, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25
reaching 30 in the south-east at first but SE 15 to 25 in the
west. It will become NW 15 to 25 over the central parts by
mid-period, spreading to the east by end of period.
VIS : Good but moderate in rain and showers in the south-east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 6.0m in the south-east during the
first half of the period, mainly SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : SW 10 to 20 in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20
reaching 25 in the north but NE 20 to 30 in the west. It will
become SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west towards end of
period.
VIS : Good but moderate in light showers in the north-east at first.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, mainly SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : SE to S 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-east at first, but
NE 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, clearing from the south
towards mid-period.
SEA STATE