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

ISSUED AT 07:00 UTC BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 

14th OF MARCH 2009.



FORECAST VALID FROM 141000 TO 151000 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 

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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 10 to 15.

VIS      : Poor in fog patches.



WALVIS BAY TO THE ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SW 10 to 15 in the north, otherwise 

           S to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Poor in fog patches in the north.

SEA STATE: 2.5m in the south, with SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS: 

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.5, but 3.0 to 3.5m south of Table Bay, with SW swell. 



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20 becoming NE 10 to 20 overnight. 

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, but 2.5m in the east at first, mainly SW 

           swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : SW 10 to 20 in the south at first, otherwise SE 10 to 15. 

VIS      : Poor in showers.

SEA STATE: 2.5m in the extreme south, with SW swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: 

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 15.

VIS      : Poor in showers and thundershowers.