Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-07 09:56:31 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 070800 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 7 October 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 6. Part 2 Situation at 070600 UTC Cold front 43S120E 50S129E, Forecast cold front near 46S127E 48S129E 50S132E at 071500UTC and then exiting east of area. Ridge 37S080E 33S100E. Forecast 38S080E 27S099E at 081200UTC. Trough 43S101E 46S104E 50S104E. Forecast 34S120E 43S124E 50S124E at 081200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. North of line 26S090E 33S121E 39S129E: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder, outside warning areas: Northwesterly quarter winds veering westerly quarter west of cold front, becoming northwesterly quarter within 360nm east of trough, and shifting southwesterly quarter west of trough. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of cold front and trough and within 90nm of line 23S090E 27S094E. 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 SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 070800 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 7 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 5. Part 2 Situation at 070600 UTC Cold front [1] 28S158E 33S165E to low 1008hPa near 40S164E. Forecast 26S162E 30S166E 35S168E 39S166E to low 1006hPa near 38S160E at 081200UTC. Cold front [2] forecast entering the area from the west near 45S124E 49S129E at 070900UTC, near 41S131E 50S136E at 081200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 33S129E 42S149E 50S152E, outside of warning area: Northwesterly quarter winds shifting southwesterly quarter winds west of cold front [2]. Wind speeds 20/33 knots east of cold front [2]. Rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. East of line 46S160E 43S155E 37S153E 32S156E, outside of warning area: Northeasterly quarter winds shifting southwesterly quarter winds west of cold front [1]. Winds becoming clockwise within 390nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. West of line 25S155E 27S157E: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to 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 36S136E 38S144E 43S150E 42S155E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 180nm of cold fronts and 240nm 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 Wednesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 070800 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 7 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 070600 UTC Trough 05S170E 08S158E 13S153E. Forecast near 09S156E 06S161E 05S170E at 081200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Whole area: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms throughout area. 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 070715 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 7 OCTOBER 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 070600 UTC NO SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST SOUTH OF LINE 11S091E 11S098E: SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL. WHOLE OF AREA: WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING UP TO MODERATE SWELL WEST OF LINE EQ098E 07S107E 09S119E. RAIN AREAS, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF LINE 03S090E 05S103E. 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.=