Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-16 01:37:38 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 152100 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 15 May 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 8. Part 2 Situation at 151800 UTC Trough [1] near 41S139E 50S144E. Forecast 46S149E 50S151E at 170000UTC. Forecast cold front [1] approaching from west near 44S129E 50S132E at 160300UTC . Forecast near 46S140E 50S143E at 161500UTC and shifting south of region thereafter . Cold front [2] approaching from west, forecast 37S115E 47S126E 60S130E at 152100UTC and 39S129E 50S140E at 161200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 40S129E 42S154E 50S160E, outside warning area: Northerly quarter winds east of cold front [1], shifting northwest quarter east of cold front [2] and westerly quarter remainder to west. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell. North of line 30S169E 27S160E: Easterly quarter winds, 20/30 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 180nm of cold fronts and 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 09:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 152100 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 15 May 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 8. Part 2 Situation at 151800 UTC Cold front [1] 38S115E 46S124E 50S126E. Forecast 41S123E 44S129E at 160300UTC and moving west of region thereafter. Trough [1] 44S093E 50S092E. Forecast 44S126E 50S125E at 170000UTC. Forecast trough [2] entering from west near 45S080E 50S083E at 160000UTC, then near 41S112E 50S108E at 170000UTC. Forecast cold front [2] entering from west near 43S080E 47S082E 50S080E at 170000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 39S080E 38S111E 40S129E, outside warning area: Northwesterly quarter winds east of cold front [1], within 240nm east of cold front [2], within 480nm east of troughs, otherwise westerly quarter winds. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. West of line 17S105E 24S091E: Southeast quarter winds 20/30 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate 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 troughs. 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 09:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 152100 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 15 May 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 151800 UTC East to southeasterly trade wind flow. Part 3 Forecast West of line 04S148E 13S157E 20S150E and also east of line 19S170E 25S157E: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly north and east of line 08S142E 16S162E 25S159E. 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 09:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 152015 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 15 MAY 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 151800 UTC EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY TRADE WIND FLOW. PART 3 FORECAST EAST OF LINE 08S139E 16S139E: EASTERLY 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 MODERATE SOUTH OF LINE 09S120E 04S090E. RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY NORTH OF 10S. 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 08:15 UTC SATURDAY.=