High Seas Forecasts
FQZA31 FAPR 020830
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
2nd JUNE 2022 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 021000 to 031000 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 45 in places at times.
SYNOPTIC CHART: 06:00Z
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1. Low 953 hPa 54s15e.
2. Low 988 hPa 50s09w.
1. Cold Front: 41s19e 44s24e 49s27e into 54s15e
2. Cold Front: 41s14w 44s09w 48s06w into 50s09w
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/WEST COAST):
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 : E to SE 10 to 20, but N to NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-
west.
VIS : Moderate in showers in places.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40Se, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the east at first. Becoming E
to NE 15 to 25 in the south from towards the end of the
period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
the south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in places at times.
VIS : Good, but moderate in isolated showers and rain in the
southern parts at times.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0m in places in the south, SW to W
swell.