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FQZA30 FAPR 180800



WEATHER BULLETIN FOR COASTAL WATERS UP TO 50 NAUTICAL MILES SEAWARD.

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

18th OF MAY 2024 AT 08:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 181000 to 191000 UTC:



WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METRES. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 2M.



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 THAT MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY

INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.



THESE ESTIMATES OF WINDS AND WAVES DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ENHANCING

EFFECTS OF THE AGULHAS CURRENT OFF THE SOUTH AFRICAN EAST COAST.



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.



ALERTS:

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WARNING:

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1. Poor to very poor visibility in morning fog patches is expected in

   places between Hondeklip Bay and East London.

2. Moderate visibility is expected in rain in places between East London

   and Maputo and between Richards Bay and Maputo from mid-period.



WATCH:

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Nil.



SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES:

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Nil.



ABNORMAL WAVE CONDITIONS:

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Nil.



AREA FORECAST:

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CUNENE RIVER TO WALVIS BAY:

WIND : S to SE 10 to 20.

VIS : Good.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, becoming variable 05 over the Walvis Bay

           area at times.

VIS : Good but poor in fog south of Lderitz.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m south of Lderitz, SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS

WIND : E to SE 10 to 15, but variable 05 to 10 south of Cape

           Columbine where it will become N to NW 10 to 15 from mid-

           period.

VIS : Very poor to poor in morning fog patches in places between

           Alexander Bay and Lambert's Bay and between Table Bay and

           Hermanus, otherwise good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, S to SW swell



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON

WIND : E to NE 10 to 20, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 in the Agulhas

           area in the evening, spreading east, reaching East London

           towards the end of the period.

VIS : Good but poor in morning fog patches in places between

           Stilbaai and Mossel Bay, and between Gamtoos River and East

           London.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0 reaching 4.0m SW to S swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND : S to SW 05 to 15 at first, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20 reaching

           25 at times.

VIS  : Moderate in showers and rain.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 3.5m to 4.5m,S to SW swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 but SW 10 to 15 along the Madagascar coast in

           the south.

VIS : Good in the south, otherwise moderate in showers and

           rain.