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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 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. TRISTAN: W to SW 35 to 40 in the south-west towards end of the period.
2. CAPE WEST: E to SE 35 in the east at first.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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e south-west by
end of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
south-west, spreading to the central parts towards end of the
period.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 in the south-east,
spreading to the south-west by mid-period. It will become SW
10 to 15 in the west by end of the period.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to NE 0
