Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-17 01:24:55 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 162000 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 2300 UTC 16 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC High 1036hPa near 43S157E. Forecast high 1037hPa near 41S162E at 180000UTC. Cold front 28S103E 34S113E 50S129E. Forecast 49S147E 50S149E at 180000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 43S129E 47S160E: Northwesterly quarter winds 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 front and north of line 37S150E 35S171E. 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 08:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 162000 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 2300 UTC 16 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 9. Melbourne Gale Warning 11. Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC Cold front [1] 28S103E 34S113E 50S129E. Forecast 49S147E 50S149E at 180000UTC. Cold front [2] 37S073E 48S084E 50S084E. Forecast 35S091E 41S102E 50S114E at 180000UTC. Trough near 14S091E 19S100E. Forecast to be slow moving. Low 1009hPa near 36S102E. Forecast low 1007hPa near 38S119E at 180000UTC. Cold front [3] entering area from the west near 45S077E 46S078E 50S078E 53S073E at 172100UTC, near 45S080E 47S082E 50S082E 54S074E at 180000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 34S080E 35S113E 45S118E 43S129E, outside warning areas: Northwesterly quarter winds, shifting southwesterly quarter winds within 150nm west of cold front [2] and westerly west of cold front [3]. Clockwise winds within 480nm of low. 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. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of cold fronts and trough, and within 300nm of low. 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 08:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 162000 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 2300 UTC 16 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC Trough near EQ160E 05S170E, slow moving. Part 3 Forecast South of line 09S170E 09S164E 18S148E and also within 60nm of Vitiaz Strait: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots at times within the Vitiaz Strait. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell, increasing to moderate south of 20S. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to low to moderate swell south of 12S. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms 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 08:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 161915 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 2300 UTC 16 OCTOBER 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 161800 UTC NO SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST WHOLE AREA: WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE SWELL SOUTH OF LINE 02S090E 02S097E 11S115E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY NORTH OF 05S. 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 07:15 UTC SATURDAY.=