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Mwera winds on Lake Malawi,Chilwa

CAP XML
Expired: Strong Mwera winds
Moderate severity
Urgency Future
Severity Moderate
Certainty Likely
Category Met
Language en
Time period
  • Issued 14 Aug 2024 09:53
  • Effective 14 Aug 2024 09:53
  • Onset 15 Aug 2024 20:00
  • Expires 17 Aug 2024 17:00
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Mwera winds on Lake Malawi,Chilwa

Area

Lake Malawi, Chilwa and other big water bodies

Event description

Mwera winds with speed of upto 25km/h are expected to blow on Lake Malawi and L. Chilwa from Thursday night, 15TH August 2024 to Saturday evening 17TH August, 2024. The Mwera winds are likely to cause high water waves of 0.7 m

Instructions

1. Avoid using small boats and canoes. 2. Avoid swimming. 3. Avoid fishing. 4. Big ships like MV Ilala must also take necessary precautions to ensure safe navigation.