FQZA30 FAPR 010800



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

01ST OF JULY 2025 AT 08:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 011000 to 021000 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 is expected between Alexander Bay and

   Hondeklip Bay from this evening.



2. Moderate visibility is expected in showers and rain in places in the

   northern parts of the Mozambique Channel, as well as between Saldanha and

   Cape Agulhas from mid-period.



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, reaching 20 in places.

VIS      : Good.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, becoming variable 05 to 10 from tomorrow

           morning.

VIS      : Good.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : N to NW 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 south of Table Bay at first,

           but variable 05 to 10 north of Cape Columbine at first and

           towards the end of the period, while spreading southwards to Cape

           Agulhas.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog north of Hondeklip Bay from this

           evening, becoming moderate in showers and rain south of Saldanha

           from mid-period.

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

           swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : N 05 to 15, becoming W to SW 15 at the Cape Agulhas area by the

           evening, spreading to East London by the end of the period.

VIS      : Good.

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



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : N to NE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 south of Cape St Lucia at

           times.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m south of Richards Bay, with NE swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : E to NE 10 to 20 in the southern parts, reaching 25 to 30 in the

           south-east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the

           northern and north-eastern parts at times.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the

           northern parts.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern parts, with SE swell.