Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-28 16:23:03 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 280800 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 28 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 8. Melbourne Gale Warning 12. Part 2 Situation at 280600 UTC Trough [1] 25S153E 27S156E 32S158E to low 1008hPa near 35S156E . Forecast trough [1] 26S165E to low 1008hPa near 31S177E at 291200UTC. Warm front near 50S132E 52S126E. Forecast warm front near 50S145E 51S140E at 281800UTC and then weakening thereafter. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 46S129E 27S163E 28S170E, outside of warning areas: Southwesterly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 90nm of trough, and westerly quarter west of warm front. WInds tending clockwise within 90nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate increasing to heavy swell south of 34S. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to heavy south of line 38S144E 40S135E 46S129E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout most of area. 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 Wednesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 280800 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 28 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 11. Part 2 Situation at 280600 UTC Cold front [1] near 38S096E 45S105E 50S118E. Forecast cold front [1] near 37S107E 45S116E 50S126E at 291200UTC. Cold front [2] 27S084E to low [1] 1020hPa near 37S092E. Forecast cold front [2] near 22S094E 28S099E to low [2] 1009hPa near 33S100E at 291200UTC. Forecast developing low [2] 1008hPa near 47S112E to developing warm front near 50S128E at 281500UTC, then low [2] 1005hPa near 49S120E to warm front near 49S129E at 290000UTC. Forecast cold front [3] entering from southwest near 48S074E 50S080E at 281500UTC, then near 43S098E 50S102E at 291200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 41S080E 23S090E 27S100E 44S105E 46S129E: Westerly quarter winds shifting northwesterly quarter within 420nm east of cold front [1] and [3], shifting southerly within 240nm west of cold front [2], and southwesterly quarter west of cold front [3]. Winds tending clockwise within 180nm of lows. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Remainder, outside warning areas: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of fronts and lows. 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 Wednesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 280800 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 28 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 280600 UTC Trough EQ161E 04S160E 11S162E. Forecast EQ158E 06S155E 10S147E at 291200UTC. Forecast trough [2] entering from south near 24S150E 25S154E at 280900UTC, then near 21S163E 25S170E at 291200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Whole area: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, isolated showers and thunderstorms possible throughout area. Scattered showers and thunderstorms mostly north of line 08S160E 14S164E 11S170E and within 120nm of trough [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 20:00 UTC Wednesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 280715 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 28 OCTOBER 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 280600 UTC NO SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST WITHIN 60NM OF LINE 09S139E 10S142E: SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS. WIND SPEEDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW TO MODERATE SWELL. WHOLE AREA: WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE WEST OF LINE EQ098E 07S106E 09S117E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT AREA. 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 WEDNESDAY.=