FQZA30 FAPR 251300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

25TH OF MARCH 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 252200 to 262200 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 visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected between

   East London and Maputo but also in the extreme northern 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     : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 north of Mowe Bay.

VIS      : Good.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 20 to 25 reaching 30 between Fischersbrunn and

           Luderitz.

VIS      : Good.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : SW 10 to 20 south of Hermanus at first, otherwise S to SE 10

           to 20 reaching 25 north of Table Bay from late afternoon

           spreading to Cape Point in the evening.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0m, reaching 2.5m south of Table Bay at first, SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : NW 05 to 15 in places, otherwise W to SW 10 to 20, becoming S

           to SE 05 to 15 west of George from mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m east of Plettenberg Bay,

           with SW to W swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : NE 15 to 25 but S to SW 15 to 25 south of Durban, spreading to

           Sodwana Bay by the end of the period.

VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, with S to SE swell becoming SW swell from the

           south from mid-period.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-east but variable

           05 over the central parts.

VIS      : Good but moderate in isolated showers and thundershowers in

           the extreme north.