FQZA30 FAPR 070800

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR COASTAL WATERS UP TO 50 NAUTICAL MILES SEAWARD.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
07th OF MAY 2024 AT 08:00 UTC.

FORECAST VALID FROM 071000 to 081000 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 WHICH 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. Moderate visibility is expected in rain between Cape Columbine and
   Cape Agulhas, clearing from late afternoon and spreading eastwards and
   East London by early morning.

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, becoming S to SE 25 to 30 from midnight.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, S to SW swell.

WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:
WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in places from midnight.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, S to SW swell.

ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS
WIND     : N to NW 05 to 15, reaching 20 south of Cape Columbine becoming
           W to SW 05 to 15 from late afternoon. It will become S to SE
           10 to 20 north of Saldanha Bay from tomorrow morning.
VIS      : Moderate visibility in rain south of Cape Columbine clearing
           from late afternoon, otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m W to SW swell.

CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON
WIND     : E to NE 05 to 15 east of Algoa Bay, otherwise SW 10 to 20
           spreading eastwards and reaching East London by midnight.
VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in the Agulhas area by evening
           spreading eastwards and reaching East London by early morning.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m SW swell, reaching 3.5m in the Agulhas by early
           morning.

EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:
WIND     : N to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 north of Durban, becoming SW 20
           to 30 spreading to Richards Bay at the end of the period.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m SW swell.

MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places in the extreme north.
VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in
           the extreme the north.