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weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward.
Issued at 13:00 UTC by the South African Weather Service on the
09th of January 2009.

Forecast valid from 092200 to 102200 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 : S to se 5 to 10 becoming SW 5 to 10 during the morning.
Vis : good becoming poor in fog towards afternoon.

Walvis Bay to the Orange River:
wind : S to SW 10 to 15 becoming se 5 to 10 overnight.
Vis : poor in fog becoming good towards end of period.
Sea state: 2.5m, with SW swell.

Orange River to cape agulhas:
wind : se 15 becoming 20 in the north by end of period.
Vis : good.
Sea state: 2.5 to 3m, mainly WSW swell.

Cape Agulhas to east london:
wind : W to SW 10 to 20 but 10 to 20 by midday becoming se 10 to
15 in the evening. Se 15 to 20 west of mossel Bay from
midday.
Vis : good but moderate in showers and thundershowers east of
port Alfred at first.
Sea state: 2m to 2.5m, with a S swell.

East London to Maputo:
wind : SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 at times.
Vis : good but poor in showers.
Sea state: 2m to 2.5m with a E swell.

Mozambique channel:
wind : south 15s: S to se 5 to 15 reaching 20 in the south but
W to NW 5 to 10 off the Madagascar coast.
North 15s: NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30.
Vis : good but moderate in showers in the north.

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