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FQZA30 FAPR 171300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

17th OF MAY 2024 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 172200 to 182200 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 fog is expected in places between

   Lderitz and Lamberts Bay and between Table Bay and Hermanus from

   afternoon.

2. Heavy swell in excess of 4m is expected between Cape St Francis and

   East London at first.



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 20, it will become Variable 05 to 10kt south of

           Cape Columbine from  the beginning of the second half of the

           period.

VIS : Very poor to poor visibility in fog in places between

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

           Hermanus towards end of the period.

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



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON

WIND : Light and variable 05 east of Plettenberg Bay at first,

           otherwise E to NE 10 to 20, spreading to East London in the

            afternoon, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 west of Plettenberg Bay

           towards the end of the period.

VIS : Good.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m east of St Francis

           at first. It will become 2 to 3m throughout

           the coastline by the afternoon, SW swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND : S to SW 15 to 25, moderating and becoming become SE to E 10 to

           15 south of Durban towards the end of the period.

VIS  : Moderate in showers.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 3.5 to 4.5m south of Margate, spreading

           north and moderating SW swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the extreme north-east at

           first, but SW 10 to 15 along the Madagascar coast in the

           south.

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

           rain at times.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m in the extreme south, SW swell.