SAWS SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:
WARNINGS:
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1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over
Free State, North West Province, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
and KwaZulu Natal.
2. Heavy rain is expected over the mountainous areas of Cape Metropole,
Overberg and south
-
weste
rn parts of the Cape Winelands.
3. Localised flooding is expected in places over Cape Metropole, Overberg
and south
-
western parts of the Cape Winelands.
4. Gale force westerly to north
-
westerly winds of 65km/h is expected between
Table Bay and Plet
tenberg Bay, spreading to Port Alfred as well as in
places over Western Cape interior, southern interior of the Northern
Cape and western and northern interior of the Eastern Cape.
WATCHES:
-------- High seas with wave heights in excess of 6m i
s expected between Table Bay
and Port Alfred subsiding on Friday.
SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES:
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1. An intense cold front system is expected to affect the Western Cape
as well as western and central parts of the Northern Cape Provinces
from Wednesday evening till Friday. The public and small stock
farmers are advised that gale force winds, strong to gale force
interior winds, heavy rain, flooding, very cold c
onditions, snowfalls
and rough seas can be expected.
2. Extremely hot conditions are expected in places in the lowveld of
Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
3. Hot and humid conditions will result in extremely uncomfortable
conditions over the eastern p
arts of KwaZulu Natal
MSBWX National Severe Weather Observations: 490 Fires detected
over the past 24 hours in South Africa. Please contact your
nearest fire fighting unit, Working on Fire
or Local Fire Fighting Service when fires are observed. The earlier a
fire is detected to better the chances of extinguishing the fire.
MSBWX General Weather Observations: An intense cold front
system has made landfall. Gale force winds, strong to gale
force
interior winds, heavy rain, flooding, very cold conditions, snowfalls,
runaway veld fires, possible wind damage
and rough seas can be expected. Hot to extremely hot weather can be expected over parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Isolated thunderstorms can be expected
in parts of the North West, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State and Eastern Cape. Stormy winter conditions is back in the Western and Southern parts of the country while summer is experienced in Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Moderate weather over the rest of the country. Keep safe, dry and warm!
MSBWX National Disaster Observations: None
- MSBWX + SAWXREP + SAWS
