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 MAY 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. Very poor visibility in fog patches is expected between Walvis Bay and

   Elandsbaai at first.



2. Moderate visibility in light rain is expected between Saldanha Bay and

   Cape Agulhas during the first half of the period, spreading to Algoa Bay

   by mid-period and to East London by end of the period.



3. Moderate visibility in showers is expected in the western and northern

   parts of the Mozambique Channel 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 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 south of Luderitz.

VIS      : Very poor in fog patches at first, otherwise good.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 north of Cape Point from mid-period. VIS      : Good but very poor in fog patches north of Elandsbaai at first

           and moderate in light rain south of Saldanha Bay during the first

           half of the period.

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

           SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 15 to 25. It will become S to SE 05 to 10 west of Cape St

           Francis towards the end of the period.

VIS      : Good but moderate in light rain in the Agulhas area spreading

           eastwards to Algoa Bay by mid-period and to East London by end of

           the period.

SEA STATE: 2.0m, becoming 3.0 to 4.0m west of Algoa Bay from mid-period

           spreading to East London towards the end of the period, with SW

           swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : N to NE 10 to 20, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 south of Coffee Bay

           tomorrow late morning, spreading to Richards Bay by the end of

           the period.

VIS      : Good.

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

           period.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-east at first.

VIS      : Moderate in showers in the west and north at first, otherwise

           good.

SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east at first, with S swell.