Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-21 18:24:56 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 210833 IDY10210 SECURITE Updated 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 21 January 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to Latest Warnings: Melbourne Gale Warning 4. Part 2 Situation at 210600 UTC Cold front 40S145E to low 1004hPa near 43S148E to front 50S153E. Forecast cold front 29S153E 36S161E to low 996hPa near 39S161E to front 50S162E 221200UTC. Trough 25S168E 32S170E. Forecast east of area by 211200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Area bounded by 29S153E 37S165E 50S160E 50S151E 38S141E 29S153E, outside of warning area: Southerly quarter winds within 360nm of cold front shifting northwesterly quarter within 120nm east of cold front. Winds speeds 25/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to moderate to heavy east of 169E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 120nm of front, trough and 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 Wednesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 210832 IDY10230 SECURITE Updated 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 21 January 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to Latest Warnings: Melbourne Gale Warning 5. Part 2 Situation at 210600 UTC Trough 10S144E to low [1] 1000hPa near 14S149E to low [2] 998hPa near 19S161E to trough 25S168E. Forecast trough 12S142E to low [1] 1005hPa near 17S153E to trough 20S166E to low [2] 998hPa near 24S170E Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Within 120nm of line 01S142E 08S157E: Northwesterly quarter winds 20/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell. Bounded by lines 08S142E 14S170E and 11S142E 20S151E 25S168E, outside of warning area: Northwesterly quarter winds shifting southeasterly quarter south of trough. Clockwise winds within 240nm of lows [1] and [2]. Wind speeds 15/25 knots increasing to 25/33 knots within 240nm of the northern semicircle of lows. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Low swell, increasing to moderate south of 20S. Heavy rain areas, and heavy scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms throughout most of area except east of line EQ152E 14S170E, and south of line 25S165E 19S147E. 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 Wednesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 210800 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 21 January 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. Melbourne Gale Warning 3. Part 2 Situation at 210600 UTC Cold front 33S101E 50S100E. Forecast 33S122E 50S121E at 221200UTC. Forecast warm front entering from the west near 40S084E 46S074E at 211800UTC, and 40S095E 50S080E at 221200UTC. Forecast low 988hPa developing near 47S117E at 220600UTC, low 958hPa near 48S120E at 221200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. South of line 38S080E 32S100E 33S129E, outside warning areas: Southwesterly quarter winds, shifting northerly quarter east of cold front, becoming northwesterly quarter west of warm front. 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 240nm of fronts and low. Heavy at times north of line 13S114E 17S125E. 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 Wednesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 210715 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 21 JANUARY 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 210600 UTC FORECAST TROPICAL LOW (16U) DEVELOPING NEAR 12S120E AT 211800UTC, LOW 1002HPA AT 221200UTC, SLOW MOVING. TROUGH 10S090E 10S105E 12S123E. FORECAST TROUGH 10S090E TO TROPICAL LOW (16U) 12S120E AT 221200UTC. PART 3 FORECAST BOUNDED BY LINES 04S090E EQ109E 04S142E AND 09S090E 09S100E 12S111E 12S142E: NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS SHIFTING SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER SOUTH OF TROUGH. WIND SPEEDS 15/25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20/30 KNOTS SOUTH OF LINE 04S107E 09S141E. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE WEST OF LINE 02S100E 06S107E 12S127E. REMAINDER: WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE WEST OF 110E. RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT MOST OF AREA. HEAVY AT TIMES WITHIN 300NM OF TROUGH, VERY HEAVY AT TIMES WITHIN 90NM OF TROPICAL LOW (16U). 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 WEDNESDAY.=