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weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward.

Issued by the South African Weather Service on the

16th March 2010 at 13:00 UTC.

Forecast valid from 162200 to 172200 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 : SW to se 15 to 20.

Vis : poor in fog patches in the evenings.

Walvis Bay to the Orange River:

wind : se to SW 10 to 20.

Vis : poor in fog patches in the evenings.

Sea state: 2.5m in the south, with SW swell.

Orange River to cape agulhas:

wind : S to se 20 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 at Cape Point.

Vis : good.

Sea state: 2.5 to 3.5m, reaching 4m south of Cape Point.

Cape Agulhas to east london:

wind : SW 10 to 20, east of Cape St. Francis, otherwise

S to se 15 to 20.

Vis : good but moderate in showers east of Cape St. Francis.

Sea state: 2.5 to 4m, reaching 4.5m east of Cape St. Francis by

the end of the period, with SW swell.

East London to Maputo:

wind : NE to N 15 to 20, becoming SW to S 15 to 20 from the

extreme south, spreading northwards, reaching Maputo

by the end of the period.

Vis : good becoming moderate in showers from the south,

spreading northwards, reaching Maputo by the end of the

period.

Mozambique channel:

wind : W to NW 10 to 15 in the extreme north, otherwise SW to se

15 to 25.

Vis : moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers.

Sea state: 2.5 to 3m, in the south-east, mainly SSW swell.