securite: ========= weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward. Issued at 13:00 UTC by the South African Weather Service on the 12th July 2009.

Forecast valid from 122200 to 132200 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.

Advisory: ========= nil.

Gale warning(s): ================ nil.

Warning of heavy seas: ====================== nil.

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

Area forecast: ==============

Cunene River to Walvis Bay: wind : S to se 15 to 25. Vis : poor in fog patches overnight. Sea state: 2.0 to 2.5m, SW swell.

Walvis Bay to the Orange River: wind : se to SW 10 to 20 becoming NE to NW 10 to 20 from the south. It will become SW 15 towards end of period. Vis : poor in fog patches overnight. Moderate in a few showers in the south later. Sea state: reaching 2.0m in some places, 3.0 to 3.5m in the south during second half of period, mainly SW swell.

Orange River to cape agulhas: wind : NW to W 15 to 25 becoming SW to S 15 to 25. Vis : moderate to poor in frontal rain and showers, mainly during first half of period. Sea state: 2.0 to 3.0m but 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, spreading northwards to reach the Orange River by mid period, mainly SW swell.

Cape Agulhas to east london: wind : NW to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in some places, and becoming SW to S 10 to 20 from the west during second half of period, reaching east London end of period. Vis : moderate to poor in frontal rain and showers. Sea state: 3.0 to 4.0m, with SW swell becoming mainly SW swell.

East London to Maputo: wind : SW to se 10 to 15 in the extreme north, otherwise NW to NE 10 to 20 spreading northwards and reaching Maputo mid-period. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the south from mid-period, spreading northwards to reach the tugela river by end of period. Vis : good. Sea state: 2.0 to 3.0m in the south, becoming 3.5m in the extreme south towards end of period, SW swell.

Mozambique channel: wind : north of 15s: se 05 to 10 but 20 to 25 in the extreme North-East. South of 15s: anticyclonic (anti-clockwise) 05 to 10 becoming NE to N 15 to 25 in the South-West. Vis : moderate in a few light showers in the extreme North. Sea state: reaching 3.0m in the extreme North-East, SW swell but E swell in the extreme north.