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securite:
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weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward.
Issued at 08:30 UTC by the South African Weather Service on the
06th of January 2009.
Forecast valid from 061000 to 071000 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 which 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.
Advisory:
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nil.
Gale warning(s):
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nil.
Warning of heavy seas
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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 SW 5 to 15.
Vis : poor in fog patches.
Walvis Bay to the Orange River:
wind : S to SW 5 to 15 reaching.
Vis : poor in fog patches.
Orange River to cape agulhas:
wind : S to SW 05 to 15 but se to S 15 south of cape Columbine
reaching 30 between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas.
Vis : good but poor in fog patches north of Lamberts Bay and
south of Cape Agulhas tonight.
Sea state: 2.5m today south of Table Bay, with se swell.
Cape Agulhas to east london:
wind : se to E 10 to 20 becoming NE 15 east of Cape St Francis by
sunrise.
Vis : good.
Sea state: 2 to 2.5m mainly se swell.
East London to Maputo:
wind : E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in north at times becoming SW
10 to 20 in south overnight.
Vis : good but poor in showers>
sea state: 1.5 to 2.5m mainly SSW swell.
Mozambique channel:
wind : se to NE 5 to 10 but NW to W 5 to 10 in north.
Vis : poor in showers in north and west.
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