{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 10","date":"2026-04-19 01:33:44","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN","content":{"1":"FQAU23 AMMC 182100","2":"IDY10220","3":"SECURITE","4":"High Seas Forecast for Western METAREA 10","5":"12S TO 30S BETWEEN 90E AND 125E, AND 30S TO 50S BETWEEN 80E AND 129E","6":"Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology","7":"For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 18 April 2026","8":"Part 1 Warnings","9":"Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather","10":"system.","11":"Melbourne Gale Warning 4.","12":"Melbourne FInal Gale Warning 5.","13":"Part 2 Situation at 181800 UTC","14":"Cold front [1] near 38S112E 44S122E 50S126E 50S126E. Forecast near 41S123E","15":"50S132E at 190000UTC, and east of area thereafter.","16":"Forecast cold front [2] developing near 40S088E 41S100E to developing low","17":"988hPa near 46S106E at 191200UTC, and near 29S098E 33S106E 41S111E to low","18":"984hPa near 47S112E at 200000UTC.","19":"Part 3 Forecast","20":"Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.","21":"South of line 41S080E 34S090E 28S098E 32S113E 39S122E 41S129E, outside warning","22":"areas:","23":"Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 360nm east of","24":"cold front [1] and [2], and shifting southwesterly quarter within 180nm west of","25":"cold front [1] and west of cold front [2]. Wind speeds 20\/33 knots. Rough to","26":"very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.","27":"Remainder:","28":"Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.","29":"Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of","30":"cold fronts and line 17S090E 13S096E. Visibility reducing below 2nm in","31":"precipitation.","32":"Please be aware","33":"Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger","34":"than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum","35":"waves can be twice the forecast height.","36":"WEATHER MELBOURNE","37":"The next routine forecast will be issued at 09:00 UTC Sunday."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN","content":{"1":"FQAU22 AMMC 182100","2":"IDY10210","3":"SECURITE","4":"High Seas Forecast for South Eastern METAREA 10","5":"SOUTH EASTERN AREA: COAST AT 25S TO 25S170E TO 29S170E TO 45S160E TO 50S160E TO","6":"50S129E TO COAST AT 129E","7":"Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology","8":"For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 18 April 2026","9":"Part 1 Warnings","10":"Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather","11":"system.","12":"Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 6.","13":"Melbourne Gale Warning 10.","14":"Part 2 Situation at 181800 UTC","15":"Trough [1] near 36S136E 44S137E 48S134E. Forecast near 39S144E 41S143E 48S146E","16":"at 200000UTC.","17":"Trough [2] near 33S160E 36S163E 39S164E. Forecast near 30S165E 34S168E at","18":"191200UTC, then east of area thereafter.","19":"Low 991hPa near 41S162E. Forecast low 998hPa well east of area near 37S170E at","20":"200000UTC.","21":"Cold front entering area from the west near 41S123E 50S132E at 190000UTC, then","22":"near 43S129E 50S136E at 190600UTC and weakening thereafter.","23":"Part 3 Forecast","24":"Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.","25":"South of line 41S149E 31S153E 28S159E 28S170E, outside warning area:","26":"Southerly quarter winds, shifting westerly quarter east of trough, and turning","27":"clockwise within 540nm of low. Wind speeds 20\/33 knots. Rough to very rough","28":"seas. Moderate to heavy swell.","29":"South of line 41S129E 46S141E 50S146E, outside of warning areas:","30":"Westerly quarter winds, shifting northerly quarter winds east of cold front and","31":"trough [1]. Wind speeds 20\/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to","32":"heavy swell.","33":"Remainder:","34":"Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.","35":"Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of","36":"trough and cold front, and within 600nm of low. Visibility reducing below 2nm","37":"in precipitation.","38":"Please be aware","39":"Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger","40":"than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum","41":"waves can be twice the forecast height.","42":"WEATHER MELBOURNE","43":"The next routine forecast will be issued at 09:00 UTC Sunday."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN","content":{"1":"FQAU20 AMMC 182100","2":"IDY10230","3":"SECURITE","4":"High Seas Forecast for North Eastern METAREA 10","5":"NORTHEASTERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 25S, 142E TO 170E","6":"Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology","7":"For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 18 April 2026","8":"Part 1 Warnings","9":"Nil.","10":"Part 2 Situation at 181800 UTC","11":"Trough near 13S157E 18S168E. Forecast trough near 12S160E 12S166E at 200000UTC.","12":"Part 3 Forecast","13":"Within 120nm of line 10S145E 13S148E, and within 240nm of line 15S151E 21S160E:","14":"Southeasterly quarter winds 15\/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell.","15":"Remainder:","16":"Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell.","17":"Rain areas, scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 480nm","18":"of trough, and north of line 13S142E 13S151E 04S154E 08S165E 02S170E.","19":"Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.","20":"Please be aware","21":"Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger","22":"than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum","23":"waves can be twice the forecast height.","24":"WEATHER MELBOURNE","25":"The next routine forecast will be issued at 09:00 UTC Sunday."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN","content":{"1":"FQAU21 AMMC 182015","2":"40:2:1:31:11:01:00","3":"IDY10240","4":"SECURITE","5":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR NORTHERN METAREA 8\/10\/11","6":"NORTHERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 12S, 90E TO 142E AND SOUTHWARD TO COAST,","7":"125E TO 142E","8":"ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY","9":"FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING 2300 UTC 18 APRIL 2026","10":"PART 1 WARNINGS","11":"NIL.","12":"PART 2 SITUATION AT 181800 UTC","13":"TROUGH NEAR 08S134E 08S129E 11S122E. FORECAST NEAR 06S118E 08S121E","14":"08S125E AT","15":"200000UTC.","16":"PART 3 FORECAST","17":"WHOLE AREA:","18":"WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL.","19":"RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT","20":"THE AREA.","21":"VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.","22":"PLEASE BE AWARE","23":"WIND AND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND GUSTS CAN BE 40 PER CENT","24":"STRONGER","25":"THAN THE FORECAST, AND STRONGER STILL IN SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS.","26":"MAXIMUM","27":"WAVES CAN BE TWICE THE FORECAST HEIGHT.","28":"WEATHER MELBOURNE","29":"THE NEXT ROUTINE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 08:15 UTC SUNDAY.="}}]}