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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 20TH OF OCTOBER 2024 AT 08:30 UTC.
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.
FORECAST VALID FROM 201000 TO 211000 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: N to NW 35 to 40 over the central and southern parts,
drifting to the south-east by mid-period.
2. CAPE WEST: S to SE 35 in the extreme east during the first half of the
period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 36s05e, High 1026 hPa 37s37e, High 1031 hPa 33s80e
Low 988 hPa 43s18w, Low 970 hPa 57s35e, Low 969 hPa 62s32e
Low 1002 hPa 47s60e
1. Cold Front: 27s28w 35s21w 40s16w into 43s18w
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : SE to S 10 to 20 but W to SW 05 to 15 in the east.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers in the east towards end of
