Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-10 10:06:21 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 100800 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 10 October 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 7. Part 2 Situation at 100600 UTC Trough [1] 43S149E 46S153E 50S153E. Forecast 44S154E 48S158E 50S158E at 101200UTC, then east of area thereafter. Trough [2] 35S150E 37S153E 40S154E. Forecast 34S159E 35S164E 37S165E at 111200UTC. Trough [3] 27S165E 30S169E. Forecast 29S165E 31S170E at 111200UTC. Cold front forecast to enter area from the west near 40S129E 40S129E to low [1] 981hPa near 48S131E at 101800UTC, then near 38S131E 43S134E 48S134E to low [1] 979hPa 50S136E at 110000UTC, then just cold front 38S138E 44S146E 50S149E at 111200UTC, with low [1] moving south of area after 110000UTC. Low [2] 1009hPa near 40S163E. Forecast low [2] 1019hPa near 38S164E at 111200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 37S129E 37S136E 40S152E 47S160E, outside of warning area: Westerly quarter winds, shifting northerly quarter east of trough [1], northwesterly quarter east of cold front, and turning clockwise 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, increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 32S129E 32S133E 38S141E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 180nm of troughs and front and within 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 20:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 100800 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 10 October 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 7. Melbourne Gale Warning 9. Part 2 Situation at 100600 UTC Cold front [1] 335S111E 40S119E to low 985hPa near 45S120E. Forecast just cold front 35S120E 40S129E at 101800UTC, then east of area thereafter, with low east of area by 101200UTC. Cold front [2] forecast to enter area from the west near 45S080E 50S086E at 111200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 43S080E 46S093E 35S114E 34S124E 37S129E, outside warning areas: Southwesterly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter winds within 180nm east of cold front and west of 95E, and turning clockwise within 120nm of low. 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 25S114E 25S101E 44S087E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of cold front and 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 20:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 100800 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 10 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 100600 UTC Trough 01S157E 04S170E. Forecast slow moving. Part 3 Forecast East of line 07S154E 18S157E 21S164E, and within 60nm of the Vitiaz Strait: 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 moderate east of line 03S160E 11S161E. Isolated showers and thunderstorms throughout area. Heavy at times within 90nm of line 17S158E 24S155E and within 360nm 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 20:00 UTC Saturday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 100715 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 10 OCTOBER 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 100600 UTC NIL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST EAST OF LINE 08S136E 11S138E: EASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/20 KNOTS, REACHING UP TO 25 KNOTS AT TIMES. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL. REMAINDER: WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE SWELL SOUTH OF LINE EQ098E 06S105E 09S120E. RAIN AREAS, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT AREA EXCEPT SOUTH OF LINE 10S142E 03S129E 10S121E. 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 19:15 UTC SATURDAY.=