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OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 1842 UTC 11 APRIL 2026
CANCELLATION OF GALE WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA
SITUATION
AT 1800 UTC EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE MAILA WAS CENTRED WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL
MILES OF
LATITUDE EIGHT DECIMAL EIGHT SOUTH (8.8S)
LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR DECIMAL EIGHT EAST (154.8E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 4 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS : 30 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 997 HPA
AREA AFFECTED
NONE.
FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 30 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE.
GALES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.
FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 0600 UTC 12 APRIL: WITHIN 45 NAUTICAL MILES OF 10.3 SOUTH 154.1
EAST
CENTRAL PRESSURE 999 HPA.
WINDS TO 30 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE.
AT 1800 UTC 12 APRIL: WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF 11.1 SOUTH 152.6
EAST
CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 HPA.
WINDS TO 30 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE.
REMARKS
THANK YOU TO ALL SHIPS FOR YOUR WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.
NO FURTHER WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS SYSTEM.
AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=
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 11 April 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 9.
Part 2 Situation at 111800 UTC
Trough 28S155E 33S161E 40S164E, forecast 27S164E 33S170E at 130000UTC.
Low [1] 984hPa near 50S153E, forecast 989hPa near 47S163E at 130000UTC.
Low [2] 984hPa near 49S155E, forecast 984hPa near 50S153E at 121200UTC and
990hPa near 46S157E at 130000UTC.
Cold front 45S128E 50S126E, forecast 43S142E 50S140E at 121200UTC then south of
area.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 50S136E 38S139E 30S164E 30S169E, outside warning areas:
Clockwise winds 25/33 knots within 800nm of low [1], and northwesterly quarter
winds 20/30 knots developing within 120nm east of trough from 120600UTC. Rough
to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 120nm of
fronts and trough, and within 800nm of low [1]. 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.
IDY10220
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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 April 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 6.
Melbourne Gale Warning 10.
Melbourne Gale Warning 11.
Part 2 Situation at 111800 UTC
Ridge 37S122E 50S125E, moving east 30 knots.
Cold front [1] 45S128E 50S126E, forecast east of area by 120000UTC.
Cold front [2] 35S089E 50S108E, forecast 42S120E to developing low [1] 987hPa
near 50S120E at 130000UTC.
Low [2] 970hPa near 55S087E, forecast 988hPa near 51S104E at 130000UTC.
Cold front [3] forecast entering area from west 42S066E 45S076E to low [3]
988hPa near 47S073E and 42S080E 47S087E to low [3] 972hPa near 49S083E at
130000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 39S080E 41S129E, outside warning areas:
Northwesterly quarter winds east of cold fronts, tending westerly quarter west
of cold fronts and becoming clockwise within 300nm of low [3]. Wind speeds
25/33 knots. Rough to very 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 38S081E 39S105E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
cold fronts and lows, and north of line 18S099E 18S109E. 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.
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 11 April 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Gale Warning issued by TCWC Melbourne for Ex-Tropical Cyclone "Maila".
Part 2 Situation at 111800 UTC
Ex-Tropical Cyclone "Maila" 994hPa near 8.6S154.6E. Forecast 997hPa near
12S152E at 130000UTC.
Trough 11S148E to low 1003hPa near 11S150E to 15S155E, forecast 12S147E to low
1007hPa near 12S150E to 12S155E at 130000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
North of line 03S142E 05S148E EQ156E:
Westerly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate
swell.
Within area bounded by 10S148E 07S157E 10S158E 19S155E 18S147E 13S146E 10S148E,
outside warning area:
Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots south of trough, becoming clockwise
20/33 knots within 90nm of ex-tropical cyclone "Maila" and low in the northern
semicircle. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms mainly north of 18S.
Heavy at times within 120nm of Tropical Cyclone "Maila", and within 180nm of
low and 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 09:00 UTC Sunday.
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 11 APRIL 2026
PART 1 WARNINGS
NIL
PART 2 SITUATION AT 111800 UTC
TROPICAL LOW (38U) 1010HPA NEAR 10S100E, FORECAST 1009HPA NEAR
09S097E AT
130000UTC.
PART 3 FORECAST
NORTH OF NEW GUINEA:
NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 20/30 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW
TO
MODERATE SWELL.
IN THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA:
SOUTHERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS SOUTH OF GROOTE EYLANDT. MODERATE
TO ROUGH
SEAS. LOW SWELL.
REMAINDER:
WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL,
INCREASING TO
LOW TO MODERATE SWELL SOUTH OF LINE 07S090E 07S094E 12S101E.
RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NORTH
AND WEST
OF LINE 12S114E 04S127E 07S142E. 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.=