Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-17 03:32:10 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 162100 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 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC High pressure system 1040hPa near 42S147E. Forecast 1042hPa near 44S153E at 180000UTC. Part 3 Forecast West of line 34S132E 45S129E 50S137E: Northerly 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, increasing to moderate to heavy east of line 28S164E 36S163E. Isolated showers, tending scattered within 120nm of the New South Wales coast. 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 Monday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 162100 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 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 1. Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 9. Melbourne Gale Warning 10. Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC Cold front [1] 28S106E 37S112E 50S115E. Forecast 32S130E 37S129E 42S124E 47S123E 50S125E at 180000UTC. Forecast cold front [2] entering from west of area near 41S080E 50S090E at 170000UTC, 33S092E 39S103E 46S109E 50S109E at 180000UTC. Trough near 23S099E 18S093E to low 1012hPa 14S092E. Forecast 25S103E 22S097E to low 1013hPa 18S093E to 12S092E at 180000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 31S080E 29S114E 33S129E, outside warning areas: Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter east of fronts and southwesterly quarter west of fronts. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Within 120nm of line 18S090E 22S095E: Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Moderate to heavy swell, lowering to low swell east of line 12S116E 20S116E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of trough and fronts, heavy at times within 60nm 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 09:00 UTC Monday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 162100 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 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC Low 1008hPa near 07S170E, slow moving. Part 3 Forecast East of line EQ160E 07S160E: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell. East of line 25S152E 17S152E 09S164E: Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Moderate swell. Remainder: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 300nm of low in southwestern quadrant. Isolated showers elsewhere. 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 Monday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 162015 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 AUGUST 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 161800 UTC NIL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST EAST OF LINE 05S131E 12S131E: 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 MODERATE WEST OF LINE EQ098E 07S107E 09S119E 12S119E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 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 MONDAY.=