securite: ========= weather bulletin for coastal waters up to 50 nautical miles seaward. Issued by the South African Weather Service on the 19th June 2013 at 13:30 UTC.

Forecast valid from 192200 to 202200 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 between Cunene River and saldanha Bay in morning. 2. Heavy swell with wave heights in excess of 4.0m are expected between Lamberts Bay and port Alfred until Friday morning.

Watches: ------ 1. Very rough seas, with wave heights from 4.0 to 6.0m are expected between Lamberts Bay and port Alfred from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning reaching high seas between 6.0 to 7.5m between Cape Point and Cape St Francis Friday overnight into Saturday.

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

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

Cunene River to Walvis Bay: wind : S to se 10 to 20. Vis : poor in fog patches. Sea state: 2.0 to 3.0m, SW swell.

Walvis Bay to Orange River: wind : S to se 10 to 20. Vis : poor in fog patches at times. Sea state: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 4.0m in south, SW swell.

Orange River to cape agulhas: wind : S to se 10 to 15 north of cape Columbine, otherwise W to NW 10 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 south of Cape Point. Vis : poor in fog patches north of saldanha Bay in morning, otherwise good. Sea state: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0m south of Lamberts Bay in morning, SW swell.

Cape Agulhas to east london: wind : W to NW 10 to 20 but variable 5 to 10 east of Cape St Francis spreading to west in afternoon. Vis : good. Sea state: 2.5 to 4.0m but 4.5 to 5.5m west of port Alfred, SW swell.

East London to Maputo: wind : N to NE 10 to 20. Vis : good. Sea state: 2.5 to 3.5m in south, mainly SW swell.

Mozambique channel: wind : S to se 5 to 15 reaching 20 in extreme northeast. Vis : good. Sea state: 2.5 to 3.5m except in southwest, mainly SW swell.