HS 014

securite: ========= weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward. Issued by the South African Weather Service on the 19th may 2013 at 08:00 UTC.

Forecast valid from 191000 to 201000 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 in fog patches is expected between Cunene River and Lamberts Bay.

Watches: ------ nil.

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

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

Cunene River to Walvis Bay: wind : SW to W 10 to 15. Vis : poor in fog patches.

Walvis Bay to Orange River: wind : SW 10 to 15. Vis : poor in fog patches.

Orange River to cape agulhas: wind : NE 5 to 10 north of Lamberts Bay at first, otherwise S to se 10 to 15. Vis : good, but moderate in fog patches north of Lamberts Bay from evening into Monday morning. Sea state: 2.5 to 3.0m in the south, mainly SW swell.

Cape Agulhas to east london: wind : W to NW 05 to 15, becoming se to E 05 to 10 in the aguhlas area by afternoon. Vis : good. Sea state: 2.5 to 3.0m from Monday morning, SW swell.

East London to Maputo: wind : NE 15 to 25. Vis : good. Sea state: 2.0 to 2.5m, SW swell.

Mozambique channel: wind : S to se 15 to 25. Vis : moderate in showers at times. Sea state: 2.5 to 3.5m in the south, SW swell.