Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-07 12:35:08 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 070900 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 August 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 5. Melbourne Gale Warning 6. Part 2 Situation at 070600 UTC Trough [1] 12S090E 19S106E. Forecast slow moving. Cold front 35S108E 43S118E 50S120E. Forecast 35S127E 44S127E 50S129E at 080600UTC and moving east of area thereafter. Ridge 44S088E 50S093E. Forecast 40S102E 48S107E at 081200UTC. Forecast trough [2] 46S080E 50S085E developing by 080900UTC and 44S081E 50S090E at 081200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 41S080E 22S113E 32S129E, outside warning areas: Southwesterly quarter winds west of cold front and trough [2], shifting northwesterly within 360nm east of cold front and westerly quarter west of ridge. Wind speeds 25/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. South of trough [1] and north of line 25S090E 24S107E: Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of cold front and troughs. Isolated showers within 600nm west of cold front. 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 21:00 UTC Friday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 070900 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 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 070600 UTC Trough 26S160E 35S164E. Forecast 25S168E 31S168E at 081200UTC. Cold front [1] 46S134E 50S136E. Forecast 48S139E 50S140E at 071200UTC and weakening thereafter. Forecast cold front [2] west of area 35S127E 44S127E 50S129E at 080600UTC and 32S131E 43S130E at 081200UTC. Part 3 Forecast West of 140E: Northwesterly quarter winds within 240nm east of cold front [1]. Winds becoming westerly quarter west of cold front [2]. Northerly quarter winds east of 145E from 080600UTC. Wind speeds, 20/30 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. East of line 26S163E 33S163E: Northerly quarter winds, 20/30 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout area. Heavy at times within 90nm 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 21:00 UTC Friday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 070900 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 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 070600 UTC Trough 05S153E 12S157E 06S170E. Forecast 14S159E 07S170E at 081200UTC. Part 3 Forecast North and east of line 15S142E 16S158E 25S163E 25S170E and south of line 02S142E 02S147E 10S153E 05S170E: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, increasing to 20/30 knots east of line 13S166E 20S166E and through the Vitiaz Strait until 071800UTC. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout most of area. Heavy at times within 120nm 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 21:00 UTC Friday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 070815 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 AUGUST 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 070600 UTC TROUGH 02S093E 11S091E. FORECAST SLOW MOVING. PART 3 FORECAST WITHIN 90NM OF LINE EQ107E 04S110E 05S119E AND WITHIN 240NM OF LINE 07S097E 12S090E: 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 LOW TO MODERATE WEST OF LINE EQ098E 07S106E 09S121E 12S122E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY WITHIN 240NM OF TROUGH, TENDING TO 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 20:15 UTC FRIDAY.=