FQZA30 FAPR 151300
SECURITE:
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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 
15th OCTOBER 2008.
FORECAST VALID FROM 152200 TO 162200 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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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 SE 15 to 20.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m becoming 3.0m in the south second half of period,
with S swell.
WALVIS BAY TO THE ORANGE RIVER:
WIND     : S to SE 15 to 20.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.5m, with S swell.
ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS: 
WIND     : SE 20 to 25 but S to SW 15 north of Hondeklip Bay.
VIS      : Good but poor in fog patches north of Langebaan spreading to the south on Thursday.
SEA STATE: 2.5m with SSW swell but 3.0m with SE swell between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas.
CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:
WIND     : NE 20 to 30 east of Cape St Francis, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25 in the west becoming S to SW 15 to 25 mid period spreading eastwards, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 east of George end of period.
VIS      : Moderate in showers.
SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, SE to E swell.
EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:
WIND     : E to SE 10 to 15 in the extreme north at first, otherwise NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south.
VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south, mainly during second half of period.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m but 3.0m in the south, with S swell, becoming E to NE by end of period.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise S to SE 10 to 15 reaching 20 in the extreme south-east at first (close to Madagascar coast).
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.5m in the south-east, with S swell.