FQZA30 FAPR 121300

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR COASTAL WATERS UP TO 50 NAUTICAL MILES SEAWARD.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
12TH OF MAY 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.

FORECAST VALID FROM 122200 to 132200 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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WARNINGS:
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1. Moderate to poor visibility is expected in showers and thundershowers
   in the northern and western parts of the Mozambique Channel.


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     : E to NE 15 to 25 south of Mowe Bay from the morning until mid-
           period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, subsiding in the south towards the end of the
           period, with S to SW swell.

WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:
WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25 north of Fischersbrunn from the morning until
           mid-Period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, subsiding towards the end of the period, with S
           to SW swell.

ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:
WIND     : Light and variable south of Table Bay for the first half of
           the period, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m reaching 3.0m south of Cape Point, with SW swell.

CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:
WIND     : W to NW 05 to 15 at first, otherwise light and variable
          , becoming E to NE 05 to 15 from mid-period.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with SW swell.

EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:
WIND     : Variable 05 until mid-period, otherwise N to NE 15 to 25 but E
           to SE 05 to 15 north of Sodwana Bay.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m with S to SW swell, but SE in the north.

MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in the central and
           South-eastern parts.
VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
           the northern parts and western parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, and central parts, with S to SE
           swell.