Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-14 01:01:33 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 132000 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 13 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 131800 UTC Trough 28S154E 34S163E 37S165E. Forecast trough 25S164E 28S170E at 150000UTC. Low 999hPa near 48S160E. Forecast low 1002hPa east of area near 48S160E at 150000UTC. High 1031hPa near 40S131E. Forecast high 1034hPa near 44S148E at 150000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. East of line 25S153E 50S150E, outside of warning area: Northwesterly quarter winds, shifting southwesterly quarter west of trough. Winds turning clockwise within 360nm of low and anticlockwise within 720nm of high. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 36S133E 40S164E. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to moderate to heavy swell east of line 40S142E 48S148E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of trough and 390nm 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 Wednesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 132000 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 13 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 11. Melbourne Gale Warning 12. Part 2 Situation at 131800 UTC Cold front [1] 35S090E 44S091E 50S089E. Forecast cold front [1] 44S099E 50S098E at 140900UTC, decaying thereafter. Cold front [2] 28S100E to low [1] 986hPa near 45S103E to warm front [1] 50S106E. Forecast cold front [2] 29S104E to low [1] 981hPa near 50S106E at 140000UTC with warm front [1] and low [1] exiting area to the south thereafter. Forecast just cold front [2] 36S119E 44S121E 50S118E at 150000UTC. Forecast warm front [2] entering area from west near 1S083E 47S081E to low [2] 970hPa near 51S072E at 140300UTC. Forecast warm front 44S107E to low [2] 964hPa near 48S091E to cold front [3] 40S080E at 150000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 30S080E 28S105E 34S129E, outside warning areas: Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 120nm east of cold front [1], shifting northerly quarter within 600nm east of cold front [2], shifting southwesterly quarter within 360nm of cold fronts [1] and [3]. Winds turning clockwise within 540nm of low [2] and within 120nm of low [1]. 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. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of cold front [1], 360nm of cold front [2], and 240nm of 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 08:00 UTC Wednesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 132000 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 13 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 131800 UTC Trough 03S159E 05S170E. Forecast slow moving. Part 3 Forecast South of line 22S151E 25S163E and within 60nm of the Vitiaz Strait: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to low to moderate swell east of line 01S160E 08S160E 18S168E. Isolated showers and thunderstorms throughout area, mostly within 300nm 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 Wednesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 131915 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 13 OCTOBER 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 131800 UTC NIL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST WITHIN 60NM OF LINE 06S102E 08S107E: SOUTHEASTERLY 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 EQ099E 08S107E 10S123E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY NORTH OF LINE 04S090E 04S102E. 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 WEDNESDAY.=