AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 03RD 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 032200 TO 042200 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. TRADES: SE to S 35 to 40 in the south-east.
2. CAPE EAST: NW to W 35 in the south, drifting to the south-east by mid-
period.
3. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW 35 to 40 in the south and south-east at first
but in the north-east towards mid-period, and
W to SW 35 in the north-west by mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1036 hPa 40s11w, High 1037 hPa 44s66e
Low 1004 hPa 41s23e, Low 989 hPa 49s34e
1. Cold Front: 32s12e 35s16e 40s27e 43s32e into 49s34e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20.
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