22 Apr 2016

Weather Warning from Ocean Satellite Imaging Systems (OSIS)

Practice Area(s): Shipping & Logistics |

Urgent alert:

You may wish to alert members to following weather warning from  Ocean Satellite Imaging Systems (OSIS):

“South African South Coast, Table Bay to East London

Gale Force winds reaching over 50 Kts westerly offshore in the south from Cape Point to Cape Recife from 18H00Z 22/04 to 12H00Z 23/04. Heavy seas of 8-9m (exceeding 12m offshore) between Cape Point and Port Alfred during this period.

Abnormal waves

There is a high risk of abnormal waves in the Agulhas core (200 – 500m isobath), through the latter part of the warning period from 06H00Z
23/04 to 06H00Z 24/04 through between Cape Reciefe and East London. Please keep your forecasts up to date through this period.

Please Note that while this Marine Weather warning is issued with due care and diligence as a free public service, OSIS cannot be held
responsible for any actions taken on the basis of this information, it is imperative that a suitably oceanographer or meteorologist be
consulted before any action be taken on this information supplied.”