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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 11 March 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
Melbourne Gale Warning 6.
Melbourne Gale Warning 7.
Final Melbourne Gale Warning 2.
Part 2 Situation at 111800 UTC
Low 991hPa near 31S168E. Forecast low 998hPa near 31S170E at 120900UTC,
continuing east of area afterwards.
Cold front near 34S151E 38S155E 50S161E. Forecast near 33S163E 39S168E 50S177E
at 130000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
East of line 25S163E 32S163E, outside of warning area:
Clockwise winds 20/30 knots around low. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
South of line 47S129E 41S137E 31S155E 39S164E, outside of warning areas:
Northwesterly quarter winds 20/33 knots shifting southwesterly quarter west of
cold front. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
North of line 35S129E 36S135E:
Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 180nm of front
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 08:00 UTC Thursday.
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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 2300 UTC 11 March 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 111800 UTC
Low 1007hPa near 16S094E. Forecast low 1006hPa near 15S090E at 130000UTC.
Trough near 40S075E 50S092E. Forecast near 40S079E 50S103E at 130000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
East of line 22S109E 30S106E 35S113E:
Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Within 360nm of the southeastern quadrant of low:
Clockwise quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
South of line 36S080E 47S103E 47S129E:
Northwesterly quarter winds 20/30 knots tending southwesterly west of trough.
Rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell
increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 44S098E 43S106E 47S126E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
trough and 300nm 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 08:00 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 2300 UTC 11 March 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 111800 UTC
Trough near 16S146E 17S159E 23S170E. Forecast trough 15S155E 19S163E at
130000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Whole area:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to
low to moderate south of line 18S152E 15S162E 22S167E 20S170E.
Rain areas, scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms throughout most of
area except south of line 19S149E 20S158E 24S170E. 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 08:00 UTC Thursday.
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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 11 MARCH 2026
PART 1 WARNINGS
NIL.
PART 2 SITUATION AT 111800 UTC
NIL.
PART 3 FORECAST
WHOLE OF AREA:
WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL,
INCREASING TO
LOW TO MODERATE SOUTH OF LINE 08S090E 08S115E 10S121E.
RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT
MOST OF
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 07:15 UTC THURSDAY.=