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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 07TH OF OCTOBER 2024 AT 08:30 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 071000 TO 081000 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: SE to E 35 in the north towards mid-period.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the south-west by mid-period,
spreading to the east during the second half of
the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 43s10e, High 1022 hPa 28s61e
Low 981 hPa 42s21w, Low 1012 hPa 29s08e, Low 1006 hPa 40s54e
1. Cold Front: 36s39e 37s48e into 40s54e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 over the north-east in the first half of the
period, otherwise SE to E 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the
extreme west and in the north towards mid-period. It will
become anticyclonic over the central parts towards end of the
period.
VIS : Good but moderate in rain and showers over the eastern parts
in the first half of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0m in the south-east at first, mainly
SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 in the north-east, otherwise NW 10 to 20
but SW 20 to 30 in the west, where it will become S to SE 20
to 30 by mid-period.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and rain in the
west towards end of period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the eastern half but in the south-west by mid-
