FQZA30 FAPR 210800



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

21ST OF NOVEMBER 2024 AT 08:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 211000 to 221000 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 Saldanha Bay from mid-period.



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

   northern parts of the Mozambique Channel, as well as in places between

   Cape Agulhas and Maputo.



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     : SW 05 to 15, becoming S to SE 05 to 15 between Cunene River

           and Henties Bay towards this evening.

VIS      : Good, becoming poor to very poor in fog from mid-period.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

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

           Luderitz.

VIS      : Good, becoming poor to very poor in fog from mid-period.

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 between Cape Columbine and

           Hermanus. It will become SW to W 05 to 15 from Friday morning.

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

           and Saldanha Bay from mid-period.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3.0m south of Saldanha Bay, with S to SW

           swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, but E to NE 10 to 20 between Port Alfred and

           East London. It will become variable 05 east of Algoa Bay by

           Friday morning.

VIS      : Moderate in showers or light rain between Cape Agulhas and

           Algoa Bay, spreading to East London by Friday morning.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, mainly S to SE swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

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

           variable 05 south of Port St Johns by Friday morning.

VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m between East London and Richards Bay, with E to NE

           swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the central parts, otherwise SE to S 05

           to 15 reaching 20 to 30 in the extreme south-east.

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.