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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 18:05 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 292200 TO 302200 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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NIL.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1025 hPa 33s04e, High 1030 hPa 43s51e
Low 978 hPa 50s24w, Low 1006 hPa 36s29e, Low 1006 hPa 33s36e
Low 986 hPa 54s10e
1. Cold Front: 35s27w 40s17w 45s14w into 50s24w 2. Cold Front: 40s06e 45s12e into 54s10e
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 to 30 in the south-east during
the first half of the 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 10 to 20
reaching 25 to 30 in the south 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, but in the
south-west until mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the west and southern half, reaching 4.0 to
4.5m in the south-west, with W swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : SW 10 to 20 in the south-east, ot
