METAREA 10 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN
FQAU23 AMMC 202113

IDY10220

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Updated 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 2300 UTC 20 June 2026

Part 1 Warnings

Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather

system.

Melbourne Gale Warning 10.

Melbourne Gale Warning 12.

Part 2 Situation at 201800 UTC

Cold front [1] 36S113E 50S116E. Forecast cold front [1] exiting to the east

near 36S127E 50S140E at 220000UTC.

Trough [1] 29S104E 36S113E. Forecast trough [1] 32S115E 36S127E at 220000UTC.

Trough [2] 12S098E 23S099E 28S105E. Forecast trough [2] 12S098E 22S103E 25S109E

at 220000UTC.

Low 1014hPa near 25S101E. Forecast low 1017hPa near 24S104E at 211200UTC and

weakening thereafter.

Cold front [2] 42S077E 48S078E. Forecast cold front [2] 41S103E 50S104E at

220000UTC.

Warm front 45S086E 48S078E. Forecast warm front 48S106E 51S099E at 211800UTC

and weakening thereafter.

Part 3 Forecast

Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.

South of line 40S, outside of warning areas:

Westerly quarter winds shifting northwesterly quarter east of cold front [1]

and within 300nm east of cold front [2], tending southwesterly quarter within

240nm west of cold front [1], turning easterly quarter south of warm front.

Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.

Remainder:

Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate swell,

increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 35S103E 39S118E.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 360nm of

low, within 300nm of trough [2] and fronts, and within 180nm of trough [1].

Heavy at times within 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 09:00 UTC Sunday.


HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN
FQAU22 AMMC 202100

IDY10210

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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 2300 UTC 20 June 2026

Part 1 Warnings

Nil.

Part 2 Situation at 201800 UTC

Cold front [1] west of area 36S113E 50S116E. Forecast cold front [1] 36S127E

50S140E at 220000UTC.

Low [1] 1022hPa near 38S152E to trough [1] 39S154E 39S160E. Forecast low [1]

1021hPa near 36S154E to trough [1] 39S156E 37S163E at 220000UTC.

Trough [2] 26S152E 36S167E. Forecast trough [2] 26S152E to low [2] 1025hPa

developing near 29S155E to trough [2] 30S161E 34S167E at 211200UTC, and trough

[2] 25S155E to low [2] 1024hPa near 30S156E to trough [2] 30S161E 33S168E at

220000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast

South of line 40S129E 48S147E 46S160E:

Westerly quarter winds shifting northwesterly quarter within 900nm east of cold

front [1].

Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Moderate swell to heavy swell.

Remainder:

Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 180nm of

cold front, and 120nm of troughs and lows. 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 09:00 UTC Sunday.


HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN
FQAU20 AMMC 202100

IDY10230

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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 2300 UTC 20 June 2026

Part 1 Warnings

Nil.

Part 2 Situation at 201800 UTC

Trough near EQ162E 10S159E. Forecast near EQ157E 10S158E at 220000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast

North of line EQ152E 06S158E 06S170E and south of line 20S149E 23S170E:

Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell increasing up

to moderate within 180nm south of line 03S163E 03S170E.

Remainder:

Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots east of line

10S163E 12S164E, and within the Vitiaz Strait at times. Moderate to rough seas.

Low to moderate swell.

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout area. Heavy at times

within 240nm south of line 08S164E 06S170E. 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 09:00 UTC Sunday.


HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN
FQAU21 AMMC 202015

40:2:1:31:11:01:00

IDY10240

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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 2300 UTC 20 JUNE 2026

PART 1 WARNINGS

NIL.

PART 2 SITUATION AT 201800 UTC

SOUTHEASTERLY TRADE FLOW.

PART 3 FORECAST

EAST OF LINE 12S112E 02S119E EQ128E:

SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW

SWELL,

INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE WEST OF LINE 09S121E 12S121E AND WITHIN

90NM OF

LINE 09S126E 11S129E.

REMAINDER:

WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL,

INCREASING TO

LOW TO MODERATE SOUTH OF LINE EQ090E EQ097E 07S107E 09S116E.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 08:15 UTC SUNDAY.=