Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-29 11:00:05 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 290900 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 29 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 6. Melbourne Gale Warning 12. Part 2 Situation at 290600 UTC Trough 30S085E 46S101E 50S117E. Forecast trough 32S102E 50S116E at 301200UTC. Cold front 38S084E 44S088E 46S087E. Forecast cold front 42S104E 46S105E 50S104E at 301200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 38S080E 38S093E 26S090E 34S107E 43S116E 45S129E, outside warning areas: Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter winds east of trough and cold front, shifting southwesterly within 120nm west of front. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very 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 within 120nm of trough and front. 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 21:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 290900 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 29 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 3. Melbourne Gale Warning 5. Part 2 Situation at 290600 UTC Forecast trough entering area near 48S143E 50S137E at 291200UTC, then near 47S154E 50S146E at 301200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 45S129E 43S140E 37S151E 41S154E 37S165E, outside of warning areas: Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter west of trough. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very 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 mainly within 120nm 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 21:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 290900 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 29 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 290600 UTC Trough 01S154E 09S170E. Forecast slow moving. Part 3 Forecast West of line 01S155E 08S170E 14S170E 25S161E: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Winds reaching up to 30 knots through the Vitiaz Strait. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to moderate swell south of line 17S159E 19S170E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly north of line 08S142E 15S166E 10S170E. 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 21:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 290835 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 29 AUGUST 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 290600 UTC NIL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST EAST OF LINE 08S139E 11S139E: SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL. REMAINDER: SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 10/20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO MODERATE SOUTH AND WEST OF INDONESIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY WEST OF LINE EQ101E 06S096E, AND EAST OF LINE EQ131E 08S134E. 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 20:15 UTC SATURDAY.=