Cape Town Radio c/s ZSC – Weather Report
Received from Radio Officer Rolf Marschner.
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weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward issued at 1430 utc by the south african weather bureau on the 07th of january 1998 valid from 072200 to 081000 utc wind in knots sea and swell in metres =
gale warning nil =
cunene river to walvis bay =
wind southwest to northwest 10 kts vis poor in fog =
valvis bay to orange river =
wind southwest to northwest 15 kts becoming south 20 kts in the south vis poor in fog patches in the north =
orange river to cape agulhas =
wind southwest 15 kts but southeast to northeast 20 kts in the south at first, will become southwest to south 20 kts towards end of period vis poor in fog sea moderate swell southwest 3.0 m in the south =
cape agulhas to east london =
wind southeast 20 kts becoming southwest 25 kts in the agulhas area vis poor in light rain clearing in the west sea moderate to rough swell southwest 3.0 m =
east london to maputo =
wind northeast 20 kts off the maputoland coast otherwise southwest to southeast 15 kts vis poor in showers =
mozambique channel =
wind northeast to north 10 kts becoming northeast 20 kts in the extreme south vis good but poor in isolated showers =
cq de zsc weather bulletin for high seas for metarea vis issued by the south african weather bureau on the 7th of january 1998 at 1430 utc valid from 072200 to 081000 utc wind in knots sea and swell in metres =
part 1 = gale warnings
gough forties northwest to north 40 kts in the west towards end of period =
part 2 =
synoptic situation analysis 071200 utc =
high 1025 hpa 38s 11w high 1018 hpa 25s 35e high 1025 hpa 33s 75e low 956 hpa 57s 41w low 996 hpa 46s 09e low 980 hpa 58s 11e low 974 hpa 58s 60e low 980 hpa 53s 74e low 1004 hpa 36s 37e low 1006 hpa 28s 48e low 1000 hpa 37s 42w cold front 29s 48w 35s 40w wave 38s 41w cont 45s 36w 50s 32w 55s 30w 61s 35w into low 57s 41w cold front 35s 02e 40s 09e 43s 12e vortex 45s 09e cold front 48s 00e 52s 11e 55s 17e 58s 17e 62s 12e vortex 58s 11e warm front 62s 14e 53s 26e cold front 33s 28e wave 35s 37e cont 37s 41e 40s 51e 45s 66e 50s 79e wave 53s 75e cont to vortex 57s 60e
ascension =
wind east to southeast 15 kts visibility good =
st helena =
wind southeast to northeast 20 kts visibility good =
trades =
wind south to southeast 20 kts visibility good =
tristan =
wind south to southeast 20 kts east of 10 west otherwise northeast to north 25 kts visibility poor in isolated showers =
cape west =
wind northwest 25 kts in the southeast at first otherwise southwest to south 25 kts visibility poor in showers in the south sea moderate to rough total sea 3 to 4 m in the south swell southwest 3 m in the extreme east at first =
cape east =
wind east to northeast 25 kts becoming northwest to west 20 kts in the west visibility poor in rain in the east sea moderate swell southwest to south 3 m =
durban east =
wind northeast to north 15 kts becoming 20 kts in the west visibility poor in rain in the west =
mozambique channel =
wind northeast to north 10 kts becoming northeast 20 kts in the extreme south visibility poor in isolated showers =
madagascar east =
wind east to northeast 15 kts visibility poor in showers or thundershowers =
west amsterdam =
wind northwest 25 kts but southeast to northeast 25 kts in the south and west visibility poor in showers in the west sea moderate to rough swell southwest 3 to 4 m =
amsterdam =
wind anticyclonic 10 kts in the north otherwise northwest to southwest visibility good =
gough forties =
wind southwest 20 kts in the extreme east at first otherwise northwest to north 25 kts becoming 40 kts in the west visibility good but poor in showers in the west later sea rough in the west total sea in the west 5 to 6 m =
meteor forties =
wind southwest to south 25 kts visibility poor in showers sea rough in the north west winds total sea in the west 3 to 4 m =
marion forties =
35 to 45 east wind northeast to north 25 kts visibility poor in rain in the west sea moderate swell southwest 4 to 5 m =
ends de zsc gn + . . . – . –
rcvd 07.01.98,1730 utc on 12698 kHz
by R. Marschner