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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 12TH 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 121000 TO 131000 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: NW to W 35 in the south-west, spreading to the
south-east by mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1027 hPa 30s30w, High 1031 hPa 32s58e, High
Low 1012 hPa 36s02w, Low 986 hPa 50s12e, Low 1002 hPa 48s48e
1. Cold Front: 30s00w 35s03e into 36s02w
2. Cold Front: 40s04e 45s09e into 50s12e
3. Cold Front: 35s41e 40s45e 45s52e into 48s48e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : NE 10 to 20 in the north-west, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25
reaching 30 in the south-east at first but variable 05 to 10
in the central parts, spreading to the north-west towards end
of period.
VIS : Good but very poor in fog in the north-west in the second half
of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m over the south-east in the first half of the
period, but
