FQZA30 FAPR 201300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

20TH OF NOVEMBER 2024 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 202200 to 212200 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. Poor to very poor visibility in fog is expected between Cunene River

   and Melkbosstrand until Thursday morning.



2. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected in the

   northern parts of the Mozambique Channel, as well as between Cape

   Agulhas and Richards Bay at times.



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     : Variable 05 to 10 south of Henties Bay until mid-period,

           otherwise S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 north of Mowe

           Bay, and south of Henties Bay towards end of period.

VIS      : Good, but poor to very poor in fog until Thursday morning.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 between Fischersbrunn and

           Luderitz.

VIS      : Good, but poor to very poor in fog until Thursday morning.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 south of Cape Columbine.

VIS      : Good, but poor to very poor in fog between Orange River and

           Melkbosstrand until Thursday morning.

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



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : E to NE 10 to 20, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 west of Mossel

           Bay by Thursday morning, spreading to Gqeberha in the

           afternoon, while becoming SW 10 to 20 east of Algoa Bay.

VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers at times.

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



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : E to NE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 south of Durban, becoming

           SW 10 to 20 south of Port St Johns from Thursday afternoon.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers between East

           London and Richards Bay at times.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m between East London and Durban, with SW swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : N to NE 05 to 10 in the north-west, otherwise SE to S 05 to 15

           reaching 20 to 30 in the extreme south-east but variable 05 to

           10 in the central parts towards mid-period.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-east, with S to SE swell.