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FQZA83 FAPR 300830



WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.WEST OF 20E.

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

30th OF APRIL 2024 AT 08:30 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 301000 TO 011000 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 : Cyclonic 35 in places in the north-west at first.





2 CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 in the extreme north-west by the end of the

             period.



SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z

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Low  1000 hPa 34s13w

Low   988 hPa 43s03e

Low   988 hPa 44s12e



1. Cold front: 34s08e 39s14e 44s14e into 44s12e.



AREA FORECAST:

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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good.



ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east.

VIS      : Good.



ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : Variable 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise W to NW 15 TO

           25, but S to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west, spreading to the

           south-east by the end of the period.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5m in the extreme south,

           S to SW swell.



TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise S to SE 10

           to 15, but 15 to 25 in the south-west.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, S to SW swell.



TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):

WIND     : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the north-west at first, reaching 35 in

           places, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25, but W to NW 15 to 25 in

           the east, reaching 30 in the south-east at first, becoming SW

           15 to 25 in the south-central parts from mid-period.

VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, clearing in the west

           towards mid-period.

SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0m in the south-east at first and in

           the north-west until mid-period, S to SE swell, but SW in the

           north-west.



CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):

WIND     : W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 35 in the extreme north-west by the

           end of the period.

VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, but good in the north.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-west at first,

           W to NW swell.