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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 16TH OF OCTOBER 2024 AT 16:30 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 162200 TO 172200 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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Nil.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1031 hPa 38s28w
Low 966 hPa 64s04e
1. Cold Front: 35s02e 40s07e 45s15e 50s20e into 64s04e 2. Cold Front: 25s52e into 31s53e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : W to SW 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise SE to S 05 to 15.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the extreme north-east at
first.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15
reaching 20 to 25 in the extreme south-west during the first
half of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-
west.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SE to S 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the north-east by end of
period.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to NE 10 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20
reaching 25 in the north-west but W to SW 05 to 15 in the
south. It will become variable 05 in the south-west towards
mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the north and
east.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NW to N 10 to 20 in the north-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20
but W to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west, spreading to the
south-east towards mid-period, and to the north-east towards
end of period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain the south and
west, spreading over the central parts towards mid-period.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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