Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-18 17:08:38 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 180800 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 18 January 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 180600 UTC Trough [1] near 36S130E 39S130E 40S129E. Forecast trough [1] near 38S141E 42S138E 44S137E at 191200UTC. Trough [2] forecast to develop near 25S159E 27S159E at 181800UTC, and forecast trough [2] near 25S163E 30S168E at 191200UTC. Cold front west of area, forecast to enter near 48S129E 50S130E at 190300UTC, and near 46S134E 50S136E at 191200UTC. Low 1007hPa forecast to develop near 35S166E at 181800UTC, and forecast 1005hPa near 34S162E at 191200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. North of line 43S136E 46S147E 41S149E: Southeasterly quarter winds. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell. West of line 25S158E 32S157E: Southeasterly quarter winds. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell. East of line 34S158E 36S157E 41S160E: Southeasterly quarter winds. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Moderate to rough seas. 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 troughs and low. Heavy at times within 240nm of trough [2] 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 Sunday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 180800 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 18 January 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 180600 UTC Monsoon trough 14S153E 15S157E to Tropical Low (14U) 992hPa near 17S158E to 22S166E. Forecast monsoon trough 14S147E to Tropical Low (14U) 994hPa near 19S161E to 25S163E at 190000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Whole area: Northwesterly quarter winds, becoming clockwise within 900nm of low. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout most of area. Heavy at times within 480nm 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 20:00 UTC Sunday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 180800 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 18 January 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. Melbourne Gale Warning 2. Melbourne Gale Warning 11. Part 2 Situation at 180600 UTC Cold front near 32S090E 39S109E 47S119E 50S119E. Forecast near 43S128E 44S129E at 190600UTC, and east of area thereafter. Trough [1] near 40S129E 41S126E 44S124E 48S124E. Forecast trough [1] near 42S129E 45S128E at 190000UTC and east of area thereafter, Trough [2] west of area, forecast to enter near 36S080E 43S090E at 181800UTC, and near 30S087E 36S093E 39S098E at 191200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. East of line 12S119E 19S121E: Southwesterly quarter winds. Winds not exceeding 25 knots initially, increasing to 20/33 knots from 181200UTC. Moderate to rough seas, rising to rough to very rough seas from 181200UTC. Low to moderate swell. East of line 22S106E 34S115E: Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell. West of line 30S088E 39S096E 43S115E 50S120E, outside warning areas: Westerly quarter winds shifting northwesterly quarter east of front and trough [2] and southerly quarter south of trough [2]. 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 27S090E 26S102E 35S122E 48S129E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of troughs and front. Heavy at times within 120nm of trough [2]. 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 Sunday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 180715 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 18 JANUARY 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 180600 UTC TROPICAL LOW (16U) 997HPA NEAR 14S130E. FORECAST 998HPA NEAR 13S127E AT 191200UTC. PART 3 FORECAST SOUTH OF LINE 08S090E 09S106E 12S117E AND NORTH OF LINE EQ104E 04S106E 01S138E: WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW TO MODERATE SWELL. REMAINDER: NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 180NM OF TROPICAL LOW. WIND SPEEDS 20/30 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. LOW TO MODERATE SWELL. RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT AREA. HEAVY AT TIMES WITHIN 240NM OF LOW AND LINES 01S090E 09S107E AND 11S121E 13S142E. 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 SUNDAY.=