AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 23RD OF OCTOBER 2024 AT 17:30 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.
AREA 1:
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FORECAST VALID FROM 232200 TO 242200 UTC:
WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.
NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE AREa 32s33e
1. Cold Front: 27s01e 30s04e 35s07e into 43s02e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : W to SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise SE to S 05 to 15,
reaching 20 in the south.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east
and north-east during the first half of the period.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SW 10 to 20 in the south-east at first, otherwise E to SE 10
to 20 but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, spreading to the
south-east towards end of period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west, drifting
to the south by end of period.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the south during the first half of the period,
otherwise SE to S 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the north-east and
35 in the south-east towards end of period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STSTE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-east and south-east towards end of
period, with S to SE swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25
reaching 30 to 40 over the western and southern parts,
drifting to the central and south-eastern parts by mid-period,
and in the south-west towards end of period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south
and west, spreading to the central and south-eastern parts
towards end of period.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-east at first, but in the west and
south-west, spreading over the central parts by mid-period,
and south-east by end of period, with W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NE to N 15 to 25 in the south-east but NW 05 to 15 in the
extreme north-east at first, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25,
reaching 30 to 35 in the south during the first half of
the period. It will become NW 15 to 25 in the west and south-
west towards end of period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the south-east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east at first, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m
in the south, drifting to the east by end of period, with W to
SW swell.
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