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High Seas Forecast for Western METAREA 10
12S TO 30S BETWEEN 90E AND 125E, AND 30S TO 50S BETWEEN 80E AND 129E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 8 October 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 6.
Melbourne Gale Warning 7.
Part 2 Situation at 080600 UTC
Cold front 34S124E 40S129E 50S136E. Forecast cold front near 31S131E 50S136E at
081200UTC and then continuing east of area.
Trough [1] 34S114E 41S120E 50S121E. Forecast trough near 39S128E 50S130E at
090000UTC and then continuing east of area.
Trough [2] near 45S103E. Forecast trough [2] near 49S129E 49S126E at 091200UTC.
Ridge near 38S080E 28S100E. Forecast ridge slow moving
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
North of line 45S080E 34S107E 31S129E:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 26S115E 26S096E 40S080E.
Remainder, outside warning areas:
Southwesterly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter winds east of cold
front and within 180nm east of troughs. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very
rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
cold front and troughs. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger
than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum
waves can be twice the forecast height.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
The next routine forecast will be issued at 20:00 UTC Thursday.
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High Seas Forecast for South Eastern METAREA 10
SOUTH EASTERN AREA: COAST AT 25S TO 25S170E TO 29S170E TO 45S160E TO 50S160E TO
50S129E TO COAST AT 129E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 8 October 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 080600 UTC
Cold front [1] 32S166E 38S167E to low 1006hPa near 37S159E. Forecast cold front
near 31S167E 35S169E 39S166E to low 1009hPa near 37S160E at 091200UTC.
Cold front [2] 40S129E 50S136E. Forecast cold front near 43S141E 50S144E at
090200UTC.
Forecast trough near 35S117E 42S122E 48S122E 49S119E entering area from the
west at 090000UTC and then near 35S134E 45S137E 50S134E at 091200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 31S129E 34S138E 42S149E 50S155E:
Northwesterly quarter winds, shifting westerly quarter winds within 120nm west
of cold front [2] and west of trough. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas.
Moderate to heavy swell.
East of line 31S158E 35S154E 37S154E 40S162E, outside of warning area:
Clockwise winds within 540nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough seas.
Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 180nm of cold
fronts and trough, and 240nm of low. Visibility reducing below 2nm in
precipitation.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger
than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum
waves can be twice the forecast height.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
The next routine forecast will be issued at 20:00 UTC Thursday.
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High Seas Forecast for North Eastern METAREA 10
NORTHEASTERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 25S, 142E TO 170E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 8 October 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 080600 UTC
Trough 06S170E 07S158E 12S153E. Forecast trough near 04S170E 02S156E at
091200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
East of line 08S164E 17S166E
Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms throughout area. Heavy at times within 90nm
of line 19S158E 18S162E. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger
than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum
waves can be twice the forecast height.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
The next routine forecast will be issued at 20:00 UTC Thursday.
40:2:1:31:11:01:00
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR NORTHERN METAREA 8/10/11
NORTHERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 12S, 90E TO 142E AND SOUTHWARD TO COAST,
125E TO 142E
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING 1100 UTC 8 OCTOBER 2026
PART 1 WARNINGS
NIL.
PART 2 SITUATION AT 080600 UTC
NO SIGNIFICANT FEATURES.
PART 3 FORECAST
SOUTH OF LINE 10S091E 10S097E AND WITHIN 60NM OF LINE 08S139E
10S142E:
SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW
TO
MODERATE SWELL.
REMAINDER:
WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL,
INCREASING TO
LOW TO MODERATE SWELL WEST OF LINE EQ098E 06S105E 09S120E
RAIN AREAS, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT AREA EXCEPT
SOUTH OF
LINE 10S142E 03S129E 12S118E. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN
PRECIPITATION.
PLEASE BE AWARE
WIND AND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND GUSTS CAN BE 40 PER CENT
STRONGER
THAN THE FORECAST, AND STRONGER STILL IN SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAXIMUM
WAVES CAN BE TWICE THE FORECAST HEIGHT.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
THE NEXT ROUTINE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 19:15 UTC THURSDAY.=