{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 10","date":"2026-03-20 14:20:12","bulletin":[{"label":"TROPICAL CYCLONE GALE WARNING BRISBANE","content":{"1":"WTAU01 ABRF 201257","2":"IDQ20008","3":"SECURITE","4":"OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10\/11","5":"Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology","6":"Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre","7":"at 1257 UTC 20 MARCH 2026","8":"HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FOR NORTHERN AREA","9":"SITUATION","10":"At 1200 UTC Tropical Cyclone Narelle was centred within 20 nautical miles of","11":" latitude thirteen decimal four south (13.4S)","12":" longitude one hundred and forty one decimal two east (141.2E)","13":"Recent movement : west at 10 knots","14":"Maximum winds   : 50 knots","15":"Central pressure: 988 hPa","16":"AREA AFFECTED","17":"Within 70 nautical miles in NE quadrant","18":"  and within 90 nautical miles in SE quadrant","19":"  and within 90 nautical miles in SW quadrant","20":"  and within 70 nautical miles in NW quadrant.","21":"FORECAST","22":"Maximum winds to 50 knots near the centre increasing to 75 knots by 1200 UTC 21","23":"March.","24":"Winds above 64 knots within 20 nautical miles of centre from 0600 UTC 21 March","25":"with high to very high seas.","26":"Winds above 48 knots within 40 nautical miles in NE quadrant","27":"  and within 40 nautical miles in SE quadrant","28":"  and within 40 nautical miles in SW quadrant","29":"  and within 40 nautical miles in NW quadrant with very rough to high seas and","30":"moderate swell.","31":"Winds above 34 knots over water within 70 nautical miles in NE quadrant","32":"  and within 90 nautical miles in SE quadrant","33":"  and within 90 nautical miles in SW quadrant","34":"  and within 70 nautical miles in NW quadrant with very rough seas and moderate","35":"swell.","36":"Forecast positions","37":"At 0000 UTC 21 March: Within 40 nautical miles of 13.4 south 139.1 east","38":"                        Central pressure 982 hPa.","39":"                        Winds to 60 knots near centre.","40":"At 1200 UTC 21 March: Within 50 nautical miles of 13.5 south 137.1 east","41":"                        Central pressure 970 hPa.","42":"                        Winds to 75 knots near centre.","43":"REMARKS","44":"All ships in the area please send weather reports every three hours. Regular","45":"weather observing ships use normal channels. Other ships please use email to","46":"tcwc@bom.gov.au.","47":"Next warning will be issued by 1900 UTC 20 March 2026.","48":"AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY","49":"TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE"}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN","content":{"1":"FQAU23 AMMC 200837","2":"IDY10220","3":"SECURITE","4":"Updated 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 1100 UTC 20 March 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 10.","12":"Melbourne Gale Warning 11.","13":"Part 2 Situation at 200600 UTC","14":"Cold front 41S093E 50S102E 54S100E. Forecast 42S122E 50S127E 54S122E at","15":"211200UTC.","16":"Low 1010hPa near 11S097E. Forecast 1005hPa near 11S095E at 211200UTC.","17":"Part 3 Forecast","18":"Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected:","19":"South of line 46S080E 39S103E 43S129E, outside warning areas:","20":"Northwesterly quarter winds east of front shifting southwesterly quarter west","21":"of front. Wind speeds 20\/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy","22":"swell.","23":"Within 30nm of line 32S114E 34S115E:","24":"Southerly quarter winds 20\/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.","25":"Remainder:","26":"Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.","27":"Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 180nm of cold","28":"front and within 300nm of low. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.","29":"Please be aware","30":"Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger","31":"than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum","32":"waves can be twice the forecast height.","33":"WEATHER MELBOURNE","34":"The next routine forecast will be issued at 20:00 UTC Friday."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN","content":{"1":"FQAU20 AMMC 200800","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 1100 UTC 20 March 2026","8":"Part 1 Warnings","9":"Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather","10":"system.","11":"Hurricane Force Wind Warning issued by TCWC Melbourne for Severe Tropical","12":"Cyclone \"Narelle\"","13":"Part 2 Situation at 200600 UTC","14":"Tropical Cyclone \"Narelle\" 984hPa near 13.4S142.2E. Forecast Severe Tropical","15":"Cyclone \"Narelle\" 969hPa near 13.5S137.1E at 211200UTC.","16":"Low 1008hPa forecast developing near 11S160E by 201200UTC, then 1006hPa near","17":"12S160E at 211200UTC.","18":"Part 3 Forecast","19":"Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.","20":"Within 60nm of line 05S149E 02S142E:","21":"Northwesterly quarter winds 15\/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell.","22":"South of line 15S145E 16S152E 24S161E 21S170E:","23":"Southeasterly quarter winds 15\/25 knots, initially west of 153E, then extending","24":"throughout from 210000UTC. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell, increasing to low","25":"to moderate swell east of 167E and north of 18S.","26":"Within 300nm of Severe Tropical Cyclone \"Narelle\", outside warning area:","27":"Clockwise winds 20\/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.","28":"Within 420nm of low in all quadrants but northwestern:","29":"Clockwise winds 15\/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.","30":"Remainder:","31":"Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to","32":"low to moderate swell east of line 02S163E 12S163E.","33":"Rain areas, scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms throughout most of","34":"area.","35":"Heavy at times within 120nm of Severe Tropical Cyclone \"Narelle\". Visibility","36":"reducing below 2nm in precipitation.","37":"Please be aware","38":"Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger","39":"than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum","40":"waves can be twice the forecast height.","41":"WEATHER MELBOURNE","42":"The next routine forecast will be issued at 20:00 UTC Friday."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN","content":{"1":"FQAU22 AMMC 200800","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 1100 UTC 20 March 2026","9":"Part 1 Warnings","10":"Nil.","11":"Part 2 Situation at 200600 UTC","12":"Cold front 44S143E 50S152E. Forecast 44S158E 50S165E by 210000UTC, then east of","13":"area.","14":"Trough near 32S154E 38S158E. Forecast slow moving.","15":"Part 3 Forecast","16":"South of line 44S129E 50S144E:","17":"Northwesterly quarter winds 20\/30 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to","18":"heavy swell.","19":"Remainder:","20":"Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell,","21":"increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 42S129E 50S152E.","22":"Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 120nm of","23":"trough and front, and north of line 28S162E 29S170E. Visibility reducing below","24":"2nm in precipitation.","25":"Please be aware","26":"Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger","27":"than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum","28":"waves can be twice the forecast height.","29":"WEATHER MELBOURNE","30":"The next routine forecast will be issued at 20:00 UTC Friday."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN","content":{"1":"FQAU21 AMMC 200715","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 1100 UTC 20 MARCH 2026","10":"PART 1 WARNINGS","11":"REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR BOUNDARY OF AFFECTED AREA AND TYPE OF","12":"WEATHER","13":"SYSTEM.","14":"HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ISSUED BY TCWC MELBOURNE FOR SEVERE","15":"TROPICAL","16":"CYCLONE \"NARELLE\"","17":"PART 2 SITUATION AT 200600 UTC","18":"TROPICAL CYCLONE \"NARELLE\" 984HPA NEAR 13.4S142.2E. FORECAST SEVERE","19":"TROPICAL","20":"CYCLONE \"NARELLE\" 969HPA NEAR 13.5S137.1E AT 211200UTC.","21":"LOW 1010HPA NEAR 11S097E. FORECAST 1009HPA NEAR 11S095E AT 211200UTC.","22":"PART 3 FORECAST","23":"REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.","24":"WITHIN 300NM OF SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE \"NARELLE\", OUTSIDE WARNING","25":"AREA:","26":"CLOCKWISE WINDS 20\/33 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW TO MODERATE","27":"SWELL.","28":"EAST OF LINE 04S128E 12S128E:","29":"WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 20\/30 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW","30":"SWELL.","31":"REMAINDER:","32":"WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL.","33":"RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT","34":"MOST OF","35":"AREA, HEAVY WITHIN 120NM OF SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE \"NARELLE\".","36":"VISIBILITY","37":"REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.","38":"PLEASE BE AWARE","39":"WIND AND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND GUSTS CAN BE 40 PER CENT","40":"STRONGER","41":"THAN THE FORECAST, AND STRONGER STILL IN SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS.","42":"MAXIMUM","43":"WAVES CAN BE TWICE THE FORECAST HEIGHT.","44":"WEATHER MELBOURNE","45":"THE NEXT ROUTINE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 19:15 UTC FRIDAY.="}}]}