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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 02ND OF NOVEMBER 2024 AT 17:00 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 022200 TO 032200 UTC:
WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS4e 45s33e 50s40e into 62s26e
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 : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise SE to S 05 to 15.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 in the south-east at
first.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the west.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with S to SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SW to W 15 to 25 in the east and south-east during the first
half of the period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, becoming N to
NE 05 to 15 in the south-west by mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the south-east, drifting to
the north-east towards end of period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m in the south-east during the
first half of the period, subsiding from the west, with SW
swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south but S to SW 05 to
15 over the northern half, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-
west, spreading to the south-east by end of period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south, spreading
to the southern half by mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south, drifting to
the south-east by mid-period, with SW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : NE to E 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the central and southern
parts, but NW to W 15 to 25 in the west, reaching 30 to 35 in
the south-west until mid-period, where it will become SW 20 to
30, spreading over the central parts by end of period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west and
central parts, spreading over the western half towards end of
period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, where it will reach 5.0 to 6.0m
towards mid-period, spreading over the western half towards
end of period, with SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : SE to E 15 to 25 in the central and south-eastern parts,
otherwise N to NE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the west, but S to
