Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-17 03:47:02 ============================ 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 January 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. Melbourne Gale Warning 10. Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC Trough 30S162E to low 1003hPa near 32S156E to 35S150E. Forecast trough 29S163E to low 1005hPa near 30S156E to 32S152E at 180000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Within area enclosed by 30S156E 30S165E 43S162E 45S145E 40S138E 37S139E 30S156E, outside warning area: Easterly quarter winds, shifting southwesterly quarter north of trough, and turning clockwise within 120nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of trough and low, west of line 35S134E 43S131E, and north of line 38S145E 39S164E. Heavy at times within 180nm south 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 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 January 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 11. Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC Low [1] 1001hPa near 17S112E. Forecast low [1] 1003hPa near 17S109E at 180000UTC. Low [2] 999hPa near 36S119E. Forecast low 1003hPa near 41S125E at 180000UTC. Cold front [1] 39S113E 50S122E. Forecast near 53S128E 50S125E at 172100UTC, then moving south of area. Cold front [2] 44S090E 46S092E 50S092E. Forecast near 39S106E 47S116E 50S118E at 180000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. East of line 12S122E 16S125E: Southwesterly quarter winds. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough to very rough seas. low to moderate swell. East of line 328S112E 23S107E: Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell. South of line 39S080E 34S118E 34S123E 37S129E, outside of warning area: Northerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 180nm east of cold front [1], becoming southwesterly west of cold front [1], turning northwesterly within 630nm east of cold front [2], shifting westerly west of cold front [2], and turning clockwise within 240nm of low [2]. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 36S095E 36S080E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of fronts, east of line 12S122E 16S125E, and within 300nm of low [2] and 240nm of low [1]. Heavy at times within 180nm of the northwestern quadrant of low [1]. 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 January 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC Trough 22S154E to Tropical Low (14U) 997hPa near 18S160E to monsoon trough 17S170E. Forecast trough 20S150E to Tropical Low (14U) 996hPa near 16S160E to monsoon trough near 16S170E at 180000UTC. Part 3 Forecast West of line EQ155E 07S170E 17S170E: Westerly quarter winds, becoming clockwise within 510nm of Tropical low (14U). Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to low to moderate swell east of line EQ155E 07S157E 15S163E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout the area. Heavy at times within 420nm of the northern quadrant of Tropical Low (14U). 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 JANUARY 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 161800 UTC TROUGH NEAR 09S090E 07S097E 10S108E. FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING. MONSOON TROUGH NEAR 13S129E TO LOW 1000HPA NEAR 14S132E TO 16S138E. FORECAST MONSOON TROUGH NEAR 13S126E TO LOW 995HPA NEAR 13S128E TO 16S138E. PART 3 FORECAST SOUTH OF LINE 05S111E 04S136E 08S141E: WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS BECOMING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 120NM OF LOW. WIND SPEEDS 20/30 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. LOW TO MODERATE SWELL. WITHIN 270NM NORTH OF THE TROUGH: WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW TO MODERATE SWELL. REMAINDER: WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE SWELL SOUTH OF LINE 03S090E 02S099E 10S119E 07S130E 09S136E. RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT AREA. HEAVY AT TIMES WITHIN 120NM OF THE 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 07:15 UTC SATURDAY.=