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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 29TH 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 291000 TO 301000 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: W to NW 35 in the south-west at first.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1026 hPa 33s04e, High 1031 hPa 43s49e
Low 985 hPa 52s05e, Low 1005 hPa 36s29e, Low 1007 hPa 29s34e
1. Cold Front: 40s06e 45s11e into 52s05e
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 : W to SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 in the south.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-
west.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east towards mid-
period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S to SE swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 05 to 15 in the north-west, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25
reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west at first but variable 05
in the north-east.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in a band of showers and
thundershowers from the north-west into the east, as well
as in the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west and southern half, reaching 4.5 to
5.0m in the south-west, with W swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NW 10 to 20 in the south and south-west, otherwise S to SW 10
to 20, but SE 10 to 20 in the north and north-east.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-
east and south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the southern half, with SW swell but with SE
swell in the east.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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