HS 014

securite: ========= weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward. Issued by the South African Weather Service on the 24th may 2013 at 13:00 UTC.

Forecast valid from 242200 to 252200 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 15. Vis : poor in fog patches in the evening and morning, otherwise good.

Walvis Bay to Orange River: wind : se to S 5 to 15 but SW 10 in the north. Vis : poor in fog patches in the morning, otherwise good

Orange River to cape agulhas: wind : variable 05 but NW to N 10 to 15 south of Cape Point spreading north in the morning and reaching 20 to 25 south of Cape Point in the morning. Vis : poor in fog patches in the evening and early morning, otherwise good. Sea state: 2.0m, with SW swell.

Cape Agulhas to east london: wind : NE to E 10 to 20 becoming W to SW 10 to 20 from the west in the morning spreading east reaching east London by the evening. Vis : good. Sea state: 1.5 to 2.5m, mainly SW swell becoming 3m in the agulhas end of period.

East London to Maputo: wind : W to SW 10 to 20 in the extreme north at first otherwise NE 15 to 25 and becoming SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south b end of period. Vis : good. Sea state: 1.5 to 2.5m, with mainly SW swells.

Mozambique channel: wind : S to se 10 to 20. Vis : moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the west, otherwise good.