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

Issued at 13:00 UTC by the South African Weather Service on the

07th October 2008.

Forecast valid from 072200 to 082200 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:

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1. Cape Agulhas to east london: SW 35, between Cape St. Francis and port

Alfred.

2. East London to Maputo : NE 35 in the south.

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 : se 15 to 25 becoming SW 10 to 15.

Vis : good, becoming poor in fog patches.

Sea state: 2 to 3m, S to SW swell.

Walvis Bay to the Orange River:

wind : S to se 10 to 15 becoming S to SW 15 to 25.

Vis : good, becoming poor in fog.

Sea state: 2.0 to 2.5m, S swell.

Orange River to cape agulhas:

wind : W to SW 10 to 15, becoming S to SW 15 to 20

vis : poor in fog patches at first, otherwise good.

Sea state: 3.0m south of Cape Point with SSE swell.

Cape Agulhas to east london:

wind : S to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35, between Cape

St. Francis and port Alfred.

Vis : poor in rain and showers.

Sea state: 3.5 to 4.5m, se swell.

East London to Maputo:

wind : NE 25 to 35 becoming S to SW 15 to 25 in the south towards

end of period.

Vis : good becoming poor in showers.

Sea state: 2.5 to 3.5m, in the south, with S to se becoming NE from

the south.

Mozambique channel:

wind : SW to se 15 to 25, becoming variable 05 to 10 but N to NE 10 to

20 towards end of period.

Vis : moderate in a few showers in the north at first.

Sea state: 2.5 to 3m, S swell.