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weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward.

Issued at 08:00 UTC by the South African Weather Service on the

21st November 2009.

Forecast valid from 211000 to 221000 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(s):

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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 : SW 10 to 15 reaching 20 at times but se 10 15 to 20 in

the north.

Vis : poor in fog patches clearing in the north from Sunday

morning.

Walvis Bay to the Orange River:

wind : S to SW 10 to 15 reaching 20 at times.

Vis : poor in fog patches clearing in the north from Sunday

morning.

Vis : poor in fog patches.

Orange River to cape agulhas:

wind : S to SW 10 to 20 becoming se to E 15 to 20.

Vis : poor in fog patches in the north at first.

Cape Agulhas to east london:

wind : W to SW 10 to 15 becoming S 10 to 15 by end of the period.

Vis : good.

Sea state: 2.5m to 3.0m with E to se swells east of Cape St Francis

in the morning.

East London to Maputo:

wind : NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 south of Richards Bay and

becoming SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south in the second

half of the period, spreading northwards.

Vis : good but poor in showers in north at first.

Sea state: 2.5m subsiding from towards the end of the period, SSE

swells.

Mozambique channel:

wind : E to se 05 to 15 in the south and west reaching 20 at

first, otherwise variable 05.

Vis : moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the

south.

Sea state: 2.5 to 3.0m in the south reaching 3.5 to 4.0m at first,

with SSE swells.