FQZA30 FAPR 281300

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR COASTAL WATERS UP TO 50 NAUTICAL MILES SEAWARD.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
28TH OF APRIL 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.

FORECAST VALID FROM 282200 to 292200 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 in
   places between Richards Bay and Maputo, as well as in the northern and
   southern parts of the Mozambique Channel.

2. Poor visibility in mist or fog patches is expected in places between
   Cunene River and Hondeklip Bay until mid-period.

3. Moderate visibility in showers and rain is expected between Table Bay
   and George by Tuesday afternoon.

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, but poor in mist or fog patches in places until mid-
           period.

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, but poor in mist or fog patches in places until mid-
           period.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m south of Fischersbrunn, with S to SW swell.

ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:
WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 between Cape Columbine and Table Bay at
           first, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places north
           of Lamberts Bay, but NW to W 10 to 20 south of Table Bay,
           where it will become SW 05 to 15 towards mid-period.
VIS      : Good, but poor in mist or fog patches north of Hondeklip Bay
           until towards mid-period, but moderate in showers and rain
           south of Table Bay by Tuesday afternoon.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m reaching 3.0m in places south of Table Bay, with
           SW swell.

CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:
WIND     : W to SW 10 to 20, becoming S 10 to 20 west of George by
           Tuesday afternoon.
VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain west of George by
           Tuesday afternoon.
SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, with SW swell.

EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:
WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 north of Cape St Lucia until Tuesday
           afternoon, otherwise N to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30
           between Coffee Bay and Port Shepstone until Tuesday morning.
           It will become S to SW 10 to 20 south of Coffee Bay by Tuesday
           afternoon.
VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers between
           Richards Bay and Maputo.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with E to SE swell.

MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east, but NE
           10 to 20 in the south-west at times.
VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
           places in the northern and southern parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south towards mid-period, with S to SE
           swell.