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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 09TH 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 091000 TO 101000 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 NW 35 to 40 in the south-west, spreading to
the central and eastern parts from mid-period,
while becoming SW 45 to 50 in the south-east
during the second half of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 34s42e, High 1018 hPa 19s06w
Low 982 hPa 42s12w, Low 982 hPa 55s28e
1. Cold Front: 20s20w 25s11w 30s05w 35s01w into 42s12w
2. Cold Front: 45s25e 50s35e into 55s28e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise N to NE 15
to 25 but W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-east where it will
reach during the second half of the period. It will become W
to SW 15 to 25 in the extreme W towards end of the period.
VIS : Good but very poor in fog in the ext
