{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 10","date":"2026-08-21 01:02:38","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN","content":{"1":"FQAU22 AMMC 202100","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 20 August 2026","9":"Part 1 Warnings","10":"Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.","11":"Melbourne Gale Warning 4.","12":"Melbourne Gale Warning 5.","13":"Part 2 Situation at 201800 UTC","14":"Cold front [1] 44S140E 50S146E Forecast near 48S157E 50S160E at 211200UTC,","15":"moving east of the area thereafter.","16":"Cold front [2] entering area from the west near 46S123E to low 993hPa near","17":"48S130E at 210300UTC. Forecast cold front [2] 42S146E 47S150E 50S152E at","18":"220000UTC.","19":"Trough 36S150E 45S160E. Forecast 34S155E 39S164E at 220000UTC.","20":"Part 3 Forecast","21":"Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.","22":"South of line 37S129E 36S157E 38S164E, outside of warning areas:","23":"Westerly quarter winds shifting southwesterly quarter winds west within 300nm","24":"of fronts and trough. Winds becoming clockwise within 180nm of low. Wind speeds","25":"20\/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell, rising to moderate","26":"to heavy swell northwest of line 43S146E 50S133E.","27":"Remainder:","28":"Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.","29":"Isolated showers south of line 42S129E 30S155E 33S167E, tending scattered","30":"showers with isolated thunderstorms within 180nm of fronts and trough and","31":"within 240nm of low. Visibility reducing below 2nm in 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 Friday."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN","content":{"1":"FQAU23 AMMC 202100","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 20 August 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 2.","12":"Melbourne Gale Warning 4.","13":"Part 2 Situation at 201800 UTC","14":"Cold front [1] 32S080E 42S092E to low [1] 987hPa near 48S090E to warm front [1]","15":"46S101E. Forecast cold front [1] 31S096E 39S109E 48S114E to low [1] 985hPa near","16":"48S102E to warm front [1] 50S104E 51S115E at 220000UTC.","17":"Cold front [2] entering area from west near 40S078E to low [2] 989hPa near","18":"46S080E at 211800UTC. Forecast cold front [2] 36S077E 46S086E to low [2] 987hPa","19":"near 48S085E at 220000UTC.","20":"Cold front [3] 47S113E to low [3] 995hPa near 48S118E to warm front [2]","21":"47S121E. Forecast cold front [1] 44S125E 46S129E at 210600UTC, moving east of","22":"the area thereafter.","23":"Trough [1] 13S095E 23S111E. Forecast trough [1] near 14S095E 20S102E at","24":"220000UTC.","25":"Part 3 Forecast","26":"Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.","27":"South of line 35S080E 33S097E 41S110E 39S129E, outside warning areas:","28":"Westerly quarter winds shifting northwesterly quarter winds within 120nm east","29":"of trough [1] and 600nm east of cold fronts, and northeasterly quarter within","30":"180nm south of warm fronts. Winds turning clockwise within 360nm of lows. Wind","31":"speeds 20\/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.","32":"Remainder:","33":"Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell,","34":"increasing to moderate to heavy south of 31S080E 32S109E 35S116E 35S129E.","35":"Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 360nm of","36":"lows and within 180nm of fronts and trough. Visibility reducing below 2nm in","37":"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 Friday."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN","content":{"1":"FQAU20 AMMC 202100","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 20 August 2026","8":"Part 1 Warnings","9":"Nil.","10":"Part 2 Situation at 201800 UTC","11":"Trough EQ163E to low 1007hPa near 06S163E to 15S170E, forecast slow moving.","12":"Part 3 Forecast","13":"Between lines EQ145E 07S146E 25S159E and EQ156E 06S158E 14S170E:","14":"Southeasterly quarter winds 20\/30 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to","15":"moderate swell, decreasing to low northwest of line EQ154E 09S148E.","16":"Remainder:","17":"Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.","18":"Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly throughout","19":"area. Becoming heavy north of line 08S153E 14S159E 19S170E. Isolated showers","20":"elsewhere. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.","21":"Please be aware","22":"Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger","23":"than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum","24":"waves can be twice the forecast height.","25":"WEATHER MELBOURNE","26":"The next routine forecast will be issued at 09:00 UTC Friday."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN","content":{"1":"FQAU21 AMMC 202015","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 20 AUGUST 2026","10":"PART 1 WARNINGS","11":"NIL.","12":"PART 2 SITUATION AT 201800 UTC","13":"NIL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES.","14":"PART 3 FORECAST","15":"EAST OF LINE EQ129E 03S108E 06S108E 12S114E:","16":"SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15\/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW","17":"SWELL,","18":"INCREASING TO MODERATE SOUTH OF LINE 08S110E 09S114E 09S119E.","19":"REMAINDER:","20":"WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW TO","21":"MODERATE SWELL.","22":"RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT","23":"AREA EXCEPT","24":"SOUTH OF LINE 11S127E 08S108E 01S090E. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM","25":"IN","26":"PRECIPITATION.","27":"PLEASE BE AWARE","28":"WIND AND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND GUSTS CAN BE 40 PER CENT","29":"STRONGER","30":"THAN THE FORECAST, AND STRONGER STILL IN SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS.","31":"MAXIMUM","32":"WAVES CAN BE TWICE THE FORECAST HEIGHT.","33":"WEATHER MELBOURNE","34":"THE NEXT ROUTINE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 08:15 UTC FRIDAY.="}}]}