METAREA 10 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN
FQAU23 AMMC 030900

IDY10220

SECURITE

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 3 May 2026

Part 1 Warnings

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

system.

Melbourne Gale Warning 3.

Part 2 Situation at 030600 UTC

Trough 31S082E 40S083E 44S090E. Forecast 34S083E 40S084E 44S091E at 041200UTC.

Cold front 46S080E 50S095E. Forecast 44S101E 50S129E at 041200UTC.

Part 3 Forecast

Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.

South of line 50S088E 44S105E 42S129E, outside warning area:

Westerly quarter winds east of front, shifting southwest quarter west of front.

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

Remainder:

Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.

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

front and within 240nm east of trough. 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 Sunday.


HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN
FQAU22 AMMC 030900

IDY10210

SECURITE

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 3 May 2026

Part 1 Warnings

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

system.

Nil.

Part 2 Situation at 030600 UTC

Trough 21S165E 30S162E. Forecast 20S159E 30S158E at 041200UTC.

Subtropical Ridge near 26S149E 42S169E, slow moving.

Cold front 30S145E 42S145E to low 990hPa near 39S136E. Forecast 32S150E 43S153E

to low 1004hPa near 40S144E at 041200UTC.

Part 3 Forecast

Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.

East of front:

Easterly quarter winds shifting northerly quarter south of Subtropical Ridge.

Wind speeds reaching 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell.

West of front:

Clockwise winds within 360nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough

seas. Moderate swell.

Remainder:

Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of

front/trough, and within 300nm of low. Heavy at times within 150nm 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 21:00 UTC Sunday.


HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN
FQAU20 AMMC 030900

IDY10230

SECURITE

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 3 May 2026

Part 1 Warnings

Nil.

Part 2 Situation at 030600 UTC

Trough [1] near 09S164E EQ153E. Forecast 10S162E EQ151E at 041200UTC.

Trough [2] near 21S165E 27S162E. Forecast 20S158E 27S157E at 041200UTC.

Part 3 Forecast

Within area enclosed by 09S142E 09S148E 16S147E 16S145E:

Southeast quarter winds reaching 20/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to

moderate swell.

Remainder:

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

moderate south of 20S east from 152E.

Rain areas, scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms mostly north of line

11S142E 17S170E and within 180nm of trough [2]. 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 Sunday.


HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN
FQAU21 AMMC 030815

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

IDY10240

SECURITE

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 3 MAY 2026

PART 1 WARNINGS

NIL.

PART 2 SITUATION AT 030600 UTC

TROUGH 01S087E 09S091E. FORECAST 01S084E 09S089E AT 041200UTC.

PART 3 FORECAST

WHOLE AREA:

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

INCREASING TO

MODERATE WEST OF LINE 06S090E 12S108E.

RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NORTH

OF LINE

12S090E 12S100E 05S118E 11S134E 11S142E. 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 SUNDAY.=