FQZA30 FAPR 150800



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

15TH OF APRIL 2025 AT 08:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 151000 to 161000 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 in showers and thundershowers is expected

   between Algoa Bay and Maputo at times, as well as in the northern and

   south-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     : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 until mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 between Fischersbrunn and

           Luderitz until mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 3.5 to 4.0m south of Fischersbrunn, with

           S to SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 north of Lamberts Bay spreading

           to Cape Point from evening.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, with S to SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 05 to 15, but SE 05 to 10 west of Still Bay.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain east of Algoa Bay.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, with S to SW swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : SW 10 to 20 at first, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20 becoming SW

           15 to 25 north of Durban towards the end of the period.

VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places.

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



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in

           the north at times and in the south-west from mid-period.