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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA

ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)





DATE: 24/05/01 AT 1700 UTC



AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE STRONGER

THAN AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).



PART 1: WARNING :



- GALE FORCE 8 OVER WAM, CRO AND KER.

- STRONG GALE FORCE 9 EXPECTED OVER KER THEN CRO.





PART 2:  GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/05/01 AT 1200 UTC :

- LOW 950 HPA NEAR 55S/74E WITH ASSOCIATED CF COLD FRONT AND AXIS

37S/41E, 38S/49E, 43S/65E, 47S/76E, 50S/78E MOVING EASTWARD.

- HIGH 1021 HPA NEAR 32S/83E MOVING EASTWARD.



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PART 3:  FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 01/05/24 AT 1800 UTC TO 02/05/24

AT 1800 UTC :







 WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) :



RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH CF.WIND: NW 5 TO 7, LOCALLY 8, GUSTY

AHEAD OF CF, BACKING SW 5 TO 6 BEHIND CF VIA SW ZONE. SOUTHERLY 4 TO

6 OVER THE WHOLE ZONE AT THE END OF THE TERM.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY

ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL OF 3 TO 4 M.VISI : VERY POOR UNDER

PRECIPITATION.







AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) :



RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH CF.WIND: NW 5 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 GUSTY

AHEAD OF CF BACKING SW 5 TO 6 BEHIND CF THROUGH SW ZONE AT END OF

TERM.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL OF 4 TO 6 M ABATING.VISI

: POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.







CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) :



RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH CF THEN SHOWERS WITH SNOW OVER SOUTHERN

ZONE.WIND: NW FORCE 7/8 WITH GUSTS AHEAD OF CF BACKING SW OR W 6 TO 7

INCREASING IN THE DAYTIME SW 7 TO 9.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW

SWELL 3 TO 5 M CROSSED WITH SMALL NW SWELL.VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR

UNDER PRECIPITATION.







KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) :



SHOWERS, RAIN AND FRONTAL SQUALLS WITH CF.WIND: NW 7 TO 8 AHEAD OF CF

FRONT WITH GUSTS NEAR FRONT THEN TEMPORARILY BACKING SW 5 TO 7 THEN

INCREASING NW 6 TO 8 AT END OF TERM.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY

HIGH. LONG SW SWELL 2 TO 5 M, GRADUALLY ABATING BY WEST ZONE, CROSSED

BY A NW SWELL 3/4 M.VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.



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