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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 25TH OF OCTOBER 2024 AT 17:45 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 252200 TO 262200 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. CAPE EAST: E to SE 35 in the south-east, becoming NE to E 35 to
40 in the west towards end of period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
============rs and rain in places, becoming very
poor in the west towards end of period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m with SE swell but with SW swell in the west, where
it will become NE to E towards end of period.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25
but SW to S 15 to 25 in the west, spreading over the central
parts towards mid-period. It will become SE 10 to 20 in the
west by mid-period, and NE 15 to 25 towards end of period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain in places.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : Variable 05 in the south, otherwise NE 10 to 20 but SE to E 10
to 20 in the north and south-west. It will become SW to S 05
to 10 in the south-west by mid-period.
VIS : Good.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : SE to E 15 to 25 in the north, otherwise NE to N 10 to 20,
becoming NW 05 to 15 in the south towards mid-period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25 in the north, otherwise SW to S 15 to 25,
becoming N to NW 10 to 15 in the south-west by end of the
period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the north-
west at first.
SEA STATE: 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-east, with SW swell
but SE in the north-west.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
24/10/25 AT 1700UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: W
