Wednesday 10 September 2014

SA National Weather and Disaster Observations: 10 September 2014 04h00 SAST - MSBWX

SAWS SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:   

SAWS WARNINGS: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern and central parts of the Northern Cape

SAWS WATCHES: A gale force south - westerly wind of 35kt is expected between Coffee Bay and Port Edward in the morning.

SAWS SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES: --------------------------- Nil

MSBWX National Severe Weather Observations: Large increase in fires over the past 24 hours.  535 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: Moderate weather expected over most of the country. Fine, cool and warm to hot weather conditions expected in areas of the country.
Some light rain and drizzle can be expected along the Eastern Cape and Kwazulu Natal Coastline.

MSBWX National Disaster Observations: None

- MSBWX + SAWXREP + SAWS