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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 29 January 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 291800 UTC
Low [1] 1000hPa near 27S171E. Forecast low [1] 1006hPa near 28S168E at
310000UTC.
Trough [1] near 36S152E 38S154E 39S160E. Forecast trough [1] near 39S151E
43S158E at 310000UTC.
Trough [2] near 47S133E 50S139E. Forecast trough [2] near 48S158E 50S160E at
301800UTC, and east of area thereafter.
Cold front west of area, forecast to enter near 42S129E to low [2] 1007hPa near
45S131E to warm front near 46S132E at 301500UTC. Forecast cold front near
41S136E 46S140E to low [2] 996hPa near 47S140E to warm front near 48S141E
47S146E at 310000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
East of line 32S168E 30S164E 27S164E:
Clockwise winds 20/30 knots within 300nm of low. Rough seas. Moderate to heavy
swell.
West of line 25S159E 27S159E:
Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
South of line 40S129E 42S136E 46S143E 46S160E:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 240nm east of
trough [2] and cold front, southwesterly quarter within 240nm west of trough
[2] and cold front, and clockwise within 120nm of low. Wind speeds 20/30 knots.
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 300nm of
lows and within 180nm of cold front [1]. Heavy at times within 120nm 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 08:00 UTC Friday.
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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 29 January 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 291800 UTC
Trough near 14S148E 16S156E to low 1003hPa near 19S159E to trough near 22S163E
23S166E. Forecast trough near 15S147E 17S153E to low 1005hPa near 19S154E to
trough near 22S157E 25S162E at 310000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Within 240nm of line 03S145E 10S153E 10S170E:
Northwesterly quarter winds. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to
moderate swell.
South of line 18S149E 25S162E:
Southeasterly quarter winds. Wind speeds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas.
Low to moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to
low to moderate east of 151E.
Rain areas, scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms throughout area.
Heavy at times south of trough and within 120nm of line 12S144E 10S160E.
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 Friday.
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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 29 January 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 291800 UTC
Cold front [1] near 39S113E 42S117E to low [1] 1013hPa near 44S119E to warm
front near 44S123E. Forecast cold front [1] near 42S127E to low 1010hPa near
44S128E to warm front 45S129E at 301200UTC and east of area thereafter.
Low [2] 1009hPa near 15S113E. Forecast low [2] 1009hPa near 16S116E at
301200UTC, and decaying thereafter.
Trough near 12S111E 15S113E 17S115E. Forecast near 12S115E 16S118E at 310000UTC.
Cold front [2] west of area, forecast to enter near 49S080E 50S081E at
301800UTC, and forecast near 46S080E 50S087E at 310000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
West of line 25S106E 29S101E 35S110E:
Southerly quarter winds. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate
swell.
South of line 45S080E 47S098E 40S129E:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 540nm of front
[2]. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Moderate to 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 180nm of
low, fronts and trough. Heavy at times within 120nm of low [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 08:00 UTC Friday.
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 29 JANUARY 2026
PART 1 WARNINGS
NIL.
PART 2 SITUATION AT 291800 UTC
TROPICAL LOW (18U) 1002HPA NEAR 16S137E. FORECAST TROPICAL LOW (18U)
1002HPA
NEAR 17S134E AT 310000UTC.
TROUGH NEAR 01S090E 10S102E 12S110E. FORECAST TROUGH 04S090E 09S102E
12S115E
310000UTC.
PART 3 FORECAST
SOUTH OF LINE 12S120E 05S125E 04S136E 10S142E:
WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, TENDING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER EAST OF 131E
AND TURNING
CLOCKWISE WITHIN 420NM OF TROPICAL LOW (18U). WIND SPEEDS 15/25
KNOTS. MODERATE
TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL.
SOUTH OF LINE 08S107E 09S115E:
NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS NORTH OF TROUGH, SHIFTING SOUTHERLY
QUARTER SOUTH
OF TROUGH. WIND SPEEDS 15/25 KNOTS INITIALLY, DECREASING BELOW 20
KNOTS FROM
301200UTC. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, ABATING TO SLIGHT TO MODERATE FROM
301200UTC. MODERATE SWELL.
REMAINDER:
WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL,
INCREASING TO
LOW TO MODERATE WEST OF LINE 01S094E 08S118E 12S118E.
RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT MOST OF
AREA. HEAVY
AT TIMES WITHIN 300NM OF TROPICAL LOW (18U). 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 FRIDAY.=