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FQZA81 FAPR 270830
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII EAST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
27TH 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 271000 TO 281000 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: cyclonic 35 to 45 in the west spreading to the central
parts from mid-period.
2. DURBAN EAST: W to SW 35 to 45 in the west during the first half of the
period.
3. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: E to NE 35 in the south-west at times.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 31s02w, High 1028 hPa 46s43e
Low 1000 hPa 35s24e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : E to NE 20 to 30, but cyclonic 35 to 45 in the west spreading
to the central parts from mid-period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north and north-east, reaching 5.0
to 6.5m in the western parts spreading to the central and
southern parts towards the end of the period, with E to SE
swell becoming NE in places in the central from mid-period.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 but N to NE 15 to 25 in the west spreading to
the central and eastern parts towards mid-period, reaching 35
to 45 in the west during the first half of the period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west reaching 4.5m at first, with NE
swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : W to NW 05 to 15 in the eastern parts during the first half of
the period, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in
the south-west at times.
VIS : Good.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND
