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

Issued at 07:30 UTC by the South African Weather Service on the

07th September 2008.

Forecast valid from 071000 to 081000 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 for:

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nil.

Gale force warning(s):

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nil.

Warning of heavy seas:

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very rough seas with wave height in excess of 5m are expected between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas today.

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.

Sea state: 2m to 2.5m, SW swell.

Walvis Bay to the Orange River:

wind : SW 10 to 15 but NW 15 in the extreme south.

Vis : poor in fog patches.

Sea state: 2m to 2.5m, with SW swell.

Orange River to cape agulhas:

wind : NW 15 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the extreme south.

Vis : good but poor in rain in the south, tomorrow.

Sea state: 2.5 to 3m, reaching 4.5 to 5m between Cape Point and Cape

Agulhas today, SSW swell.

Cape Agulhas to east london:

wind : W to SW 10 to 20 but N to NE 15 in the east at first. It will become NW 20 to

25 in the agulhas area later.

Vis : good.

Sea state: 3m but 4.5m to 5m in the agulhas area, SW swell but se swell east of

Plettenberg Bay.

East London to Maputo:

wind : NE 15 to 25, becoming SW to S 15 from the south overnight.

Vis : good.

Sea state: 3m to 3.5m, S swell.

Mozambique channel:

wind : NE to N 10 to 15 in the South-West, otherwise S to se

10 to 15.

Vis : good.

Sea state: 3.5 to 4.0m, SSW swell.