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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 26 September 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 4.
Part 2 Situation at 260600 UTC
Cold front 33S150E 50S169E. Forecast cold front 30S153E 33S172E at 270000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 49S129E 43S146E 30S153E 35S167E, outside warning areas:
Southwesterly quarter winds tending southerly quarter within 180nm south of
cold front, becoming northwesterly quarter north of cold front. Winds north of
cold front tending westerly from 270000UTC. Wind speeds 25/33 knots. Rough to
very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
North of line 40S129E 37S139E:
Easterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 50S129E 43S134E 43S139E.
Rain areas, isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 300nm of
front, and within 300nm of the Southern Australian coast in areas west of
Adelaide. 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 21:00 UTC Saturday.
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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 26 September 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 3.
Melbourne Gale Warning 4.
Melbourne Gale Warning 6.
Part 2 Situation at 260600 UTC
Cold front [1] near 30S079E 50S087E. Forecast cold front [1] 30S084E 36S085E
50S102E at 271200UTC.
Forecast cold front [2] west of area near 42S072E 51S076E at 261200UTC, and
41S087E 50S100E at 271200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
West of line 41S080E 36S085E 50S122E, outside warning areas:
Northwesterly quarter winds shifting westerly quarter west of cold front [2].
Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
East of line 25S097E 29S097E 41S116E, outside warning areas:
Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough to very 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 mostly within 120nm of
fronts, north of line 33S090E 33S112E, and within 360nm of the Australian coast
in areas south of Perth. 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 21:00 UTC Saturday.
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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 26 September 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 260600 UTC
Low 1011hPa near 05S164E. Forecast low 1013hPa near 03S159E at 271200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
North of line 02S142E 03S148E 13S152E 09S162E 11S170E:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to
low to moderate swell south of line 11S151E 06S160E 06S170E.
Remainder:
Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots through the
Vitiaz Strait and east of 158E. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell, increasing
to low to moderate swell east of line 14S162E 20S162E.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms throughout area. 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 21:00 UTC Saturday.
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 26 SEPTEMBER 2026
PART 1 WARNINGS
NIL.
PART 2 SITUATION AT 260600 UTC
NO SIGNIFICANT FEATURES.
PART 3 FORECAST
EAST OF LINE 07S134E 09S134E 12S139E, WITHIN 60NM OF POINT 06S119E
WITHIN 30NM
OF POINT 10S120E:
SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW
SWELL.
REMAINDER:
WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL,
INCREASING TO
MODERATE SWELL SOUTH OF LINE EQ090E EQ098E 06S105E 09S121E.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY NORTH OF 06S AND WITHIN
60NM OF THE
AUSTRALIAN COAST. 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 20:15 UTC SATURDAY.=