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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
18th of November 2008 at 16:45 UTC.
For southeast 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 182200 to 192200 UTC.
Wind in knots, wave heights in metres. 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.
Ascension (06s/15s, 00e/20w)
wind : se 10 to 20 but S to SW 10 to 15 in the North-East.
Vis : good.
Angola (06s/15s, 00e/west coast)
wind : S to SW 05 to 15, but se 10 to 15 in the South-West.
Vis : good but poor in morning fog in the extreme east.
St Helena (15s/30s, 00e/20w)
wind : E to se 10 to 20 but NE to NW 10 to 20 in the South-West.
Vis : good, becoming moderate in rain in the South-West by end
of period.
Sea state: 2.5 to 3m, with SW swell.
Trades (15s/30s, 00e/west coast)
wind : se to S 15 to 25, but SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east.
Vis : good but poor in fog patches in the extreme east.
Sea state: 2.5 to 3.5m, with SSW swell.
Tristan (30s/40s, 00e/20w)
wind : N to NW 15 to 25, but SW 10 to 20 in the extreme South-West,
becoming se to E 10 to 20 in the western half by Friday
morning.
Vis : poor in rain and showers.
Sea state: 2.5m to 3.5m, mainly SW swell.
Cape west (30s/40s, 00e/20e)
wind : S to se 15 to 25 in north and east reaching 30 at times,
otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, becoming SW 10 to 20 in the
South-West by Friday afternoon.
Vis : good, but moderate in rain in the extreme North-East.
Sea state: 3.0 to 4.0m in the North-East, with SSW swell.