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FQZA30 FAPR 230800



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

23rd OF MAY 2024 AT 08:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 231000 to 241000 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 visibility in fog patches is expected between Walvis Bay and

   Hondeklip Bay from tonight into the morning.



2. Moderate visibility in showers and rain is expected between Cape

   Agulhas and East London spreading to Maputo by mid-period.



3. A gale force S to SE wind of 35 knots is expected between Saldanha Bay

   and Bettys Bay.



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 15.

VIS : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0m, with SW swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 south of Lderitz.

VIS : Good, becoming poor in fog from tonight into tomorrow morning.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS

WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 between Saldanha Bay and

           Bettys Bay.

VIS : Good, becoming poor in fog north of Hondeklip Bay from tonight

           into tomorrow morning.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, with S to SW swell reaching 4.0m south of

           Saldanha Bay from tomorrow morning.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON

WIND : W to SW 10 to 20, but SE to E 10 to 20 in the Agulhas region,

           spreading to East London by midnight.

VIS  : Moderate in showers and rain.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, with S to SW swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND : N to NE 10 to 20, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 south of Coffee

           Bay from this afternoon spreading northwards to Durban this

           evening and to Maputo tomorrow morning.

VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain from mid-period.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, with S to SW swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north.

VIS : Good but moderate in isolated thundershowers in the north.