Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-19 13:15:10 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 190800 IDY10210 SECURITE 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 1100 UTC 19 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 2. Part 2 Situation at 190600 UTC Cold front 37S135E 48S135E 50S136E. Forecast 42S149E 44S150E 50S150E at 201200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 40S129E 46S141E 41S143E 47S160E outside of warning area: Northerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter west of cold front. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of fronts and north of line 38S149E 38S160E. 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 20:00 UTC Monday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 190800 IDY10220 SECURITE 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 1100 UTC 19 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 2. Melbourne Gale Warning 4. Part 2 Situation at 190600 UTC Cold front 36S094E 44S111E 50S110E. Forecast 38S115E 47S129E at 201200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 36S080E 31S101E 38S129E, outside of warning areas. Westerly quarter winds, turning northwesterly quarter within 840nm east of cold front. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to heavy south of line 30S080E 30S103E 32S115E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of cold front. 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 20:00 UTC Monday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 190800 IDY10230 SECURITE 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 1100 UTC 19 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 190600 UTC Trough near 03S170E 01S161E. Forecast slow moving. Part 3 Forecast South of line 16S145E 10S170E and also within 60nm of Vitiaz Strait: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, reaching 30 knots at times within Vitiaz Strait. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell. Isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout, increasing to scattered within 120nm of line 18S146E 14S155E and within 360nm of 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 20:00 UTC Monday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 190715 40:2:1:31:11:01:00 IDY10240 SECURITE 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 1100 UTC 19 OCTOBER 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 190600 UTC NO SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST EAST OF LINE 11S138E 08S136E: SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL. WHOLE AREA: WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE WEST OF LINE EQ098E 07S107E 09S121E 12S124E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY NORTH OF 04S. 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 19:15 UTC MONDAY.=