HS 014

securite: ========= weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward. Issued by the South African Weather Service on the 23rd may 2013 at 13:00 UTC.

Forecast valid from 232200 to 242200 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. ====================== Could all vessels experiencing unexpected, severe wx/sea state please make every effort to report this to saws via cape town radio.

Alerts: ------- warnings: --------- 1. Poor visibility is expected at times between Cunene River and Cape Agulhas in the morning.

Watches: ------ nil.

Advisories: ----------- nil.

Abnormal wave conditions: ========================= nil.

Cunene River to Walvis Bay: wind : se to S 10 to 20. Vis : poor in fog patches in the morning, otherwise good.

Walvis Bay to Orange River: wind : se to S 5 to 15. Vis : poor in fog patches in the morning, otherwise good

Orange River to cape agulhas: wind : N to NW 5 to 10 south of Lamberts Bay, otherwise S to se 5 to 10. Vis : poor in fog patches in the morning, otherwise good. Sea state: 2.0m, with SW swell.

Cape Agulhas to east london: wind : NW to W 5 to 15, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 by second period. Vis : fog in the morning in the west, otherwise good. Sea state: 2.0 to 2.5m, in the west, mainly SW swells.

East London to Maputo: wind : N to NW 5 to 10 in the north at first, otherwise SW 10 to 15, becoming NE 5 to 10 in the south by end of period. Vis : good.

Mozambique channel: wind : S to se 10 to 15. Vis : moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the west, otherwise good.