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PASSAGE PLANNING - SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO WEATHER BULLETINS AND NAVIGATION WARNINGS VHF


Thank you to
Tony Herrick
of
CRUISING CONNECTIONS

for providing us with
this information

SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO WEATHER BULLETINS AND NAVIGATION WARNINGS VHF


Prior to the weather bulletin an announcement is made on channel 16, and, dependant on listeners vicinity told to transfer to a working channel (see below).

Cape Town Radio / ZSC
Weather predictions 1015 and 1815 UTC
Coastal weather reports at 1333 UTC

Navigational warnings usually follow these broadcasts.

Working Channels

Durban Radio / ZSD  
Kosi Bay - 01 Bluff (Durban) - 26
Sodwana - 03 Port Shepstone - 26
Cape St Lucia - 25 Port Edward - 27
Richard's Bay - 28  

Port Elizabeth / ZSQ  
Port St Johns - 24 Port Elizabeth - 25
Mazeppa Bay - 28 Kareedouw - 24
East London - 26 Knysna - 23
Governorskop - 83  

Cape Town Radio / ZSC Cape Town - 26
Albertina - 86 Milnerton - 25
Struisbaai - 84 Saldhana Bay - 27
Pearly Beach - 85 Elandsbaai - 23
Hermanus - 04 Doringbaai - 87
Hondeklipbaai - 25 Port Nolloth - 01
Alexander Bay - 04  

Many FM radio stations in South Africa carry periodic coastal weather forecasts. For weather fax details see "Southern African Cruising Notes" by Tony Herrickhttp://www.cruiser.co.za/tony.asp

 

 


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