Wednesday 11 March 2015

#Weather and #Disaster #Observations Western Cape : 11 March 2015 04h00 SAST - MSBWXB



SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:

 
WARNINGS: -----Nil

WATCHES: -----Nil

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES: Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions over Limpopo and Mpumalanga lowveld.

MOSSEL BAY REAL TIME WEATHER OBSERVATION:   07h50 -  Currently 8/8  cloud. No wind.  21 Deg/C. Drizzle at times. 

WEATHER FORECAST: WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy along the south coast at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east. The wind along the coast will be fresh southerly to south - westerly. The expected UVB sunburn index:Extreme

DISASTER OBSERVATION: WESTERN CAPE


The Jonkershoek Reserve fire is still burning but according to Cape Towns Fire Chief it is currently under control. All necessary resources are in attendance to fight the fire.

Update:  Four firefighters sustained minor to moderate injuries while attending to the fire at the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve late last night.

It is understood the firefighters sustained soft tissue injuries when they tried to escape the overwhelming fire.

ER24 paramedics arrived on scene and assessed the firefighters. They were treated and transported to a local hospital for further treatment.  - ER24

For real live updates on these fires follow @MSBWXB on Twitter. 

- MSBWXB + SAWS