securite: ========= weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward. Issued by the South African Weather Service on the 25th may 2013 at 13:00 UTC.

Forecast valid from 252200 to 262200 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 along the West Coast, but moderate between cape Columbine and mossel Bay, spreading to Orange River and Cape St Francis by the end of the period.

Watches: ------ nil.

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

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

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

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

Orange River to cape agulhas: wind : N to NW 10 to 20, reaching 30 south of Cape Point. Vis : poor in fog patches north of cape Columbine at first, otherwise moderate in rain and showers. Sea state: 2.0 to 3.0m, south of cape Columbine, SW swell.

Cape Agulhas to east london: wind : SW 10 to 20 east of port Alfred, otherwise W to NW 10 to 15. Vis : good, but moderate in showers and rain west of Cape St Francis. Sea state: 2.0 to 3.0m, SW swell.

East London to Maputo: wind : N to NE 10 to 20, but SW 10 to 15 south of durban. Vis : good. Sea state: 2.0m, SW swell in places.

Mozambique channel: wind : S to se 10 to 20. Vis : good.