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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 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 072200 TO 082200 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: E to NE 35 in the west.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the south-west, spreading to the
east from mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 43s14e, High 1022 hPa 29s66e
Low 981 hPa 44s19w, Low 1012 hPa 29s07e, Low 1004 hPa 41s56e
1. Cold Front: 30s16w 35s13w 46s10w into 44s19w
2. Cold Front: 35s40e 36s48e 38s57e into 41s56e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : E to NE 10 to 15 in the south-west, reaching 25 to 35 in the
west, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25, but SW 15 to 25 in the
south-east. It will become anticyclonic 05 to 10 over the
central parts towards the 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 a
