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 March 2023AT 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 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. ====================== COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO. ALERTS: ======= WARNING: --------- 1. Poor visibility is expected in fog between Cunene River and Walvis Bay at first, as well as between Alexander Bay and Cape Columbine towards Mid-period. 2. Moderate visibility is expected in showers and rain between Cape St. Lucia and Margate in the second half of the period. WATCH: ------ Nil. SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES: -------------------------- Nil. ABNORMAL WAVE CONDITIONS: ------------------------- Nil. AREA FORECAST: -------------- CUNENE RIVER TO WALVIS BAY: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but poor in fog in places in the first half of the period. WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER: WIND : S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers north of Elizabeth Bay. ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in places south of Cape Columbine, otherwise SW 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but very poor in fog north of Cape Columbine towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m with SE south of Cape Columbine, otherwise SW swell. CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON WIND : E to NE 15 to 25, becoming light and variable between Port Alfred and George from mid-period, butSE 10 to 20 west of Plettenberg Bay towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with SW swell, becoming E to NE over Cape Agulhas at first, spreading to East London by mid-period. EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO: WIND : E to SE 05 to 10 north of Richards Bay until mid-period, otherwise N to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 south of Port Edward, spreading to Richards Bay towards the end of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain between Margate and Cape St. Lucia in the first half of the period. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, S to SW swell becoming E to NE south of Port Edward by mid-period. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND: S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in places.