FQZA30 FAPR 051300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

05TH OF MAY 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 052200 to 062200 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 places over the central and northern parts of the Mozambique

   Channel.



2. Moderate visibility is expected in light rain in the southern parts of

   the Mozambique Channel at first.



3. Very poor visibility is expected in fog between Cunene River and Mowe

   Bay, as well as in places between Lambert's Bay and Luderitz at first.



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 05 to 15.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog north of Mowe Way at first.

SEA STATE: 2.0m north of Mowe Bay at first, with SW swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog south of Luderitz at first.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : SE to S 05 to 15, but variable 05 to 10 south of Cape

           point.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog in places north of Lambert's Bay at

           first.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m south of Cape Point, spreading to Cape Columbine

           from the afternoon, with SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : NW 05 to 10 west of Cape St Francis becoming variable 05 to 10

           towards mid-period, otherwise W to SW 05 to 15 spreading to

           East London from the afternoon.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2 to 3m, with SW swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : W to SW 10 to 20 south of Coffee Bay, becoming SW 05 to 15

           from the morning but variable 05 to 10 from the afternoon,

           otherwise, N to NE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0m, with E to SE swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : N 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25

           reaching 30 at times in the south-east and north-western

           parts.

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

           the central and northern parts, but moderate in light rain in

           the south at first, otherwise good.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, and northern parts, subsiding in the

           northern parts from the afternoon, with S to SE swell.