Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-09-22 15:31:39 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 220900 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 22 September 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 220600 UTC Trough near 41S129E 50S134E. Forecast trough near 45S153E 50S159E at 231200UTC. Part 3 Forecast South of line 50S135E 42S136E 45S160E: Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter east of trough. Wind speeds 25/33 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 south of line 43S129E 38S140E 33S168E. Rain areas, isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 240nm of trough, south of line 36S129E 42S144E 37S165E and within 60nm of 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 21:00 UTC Tuesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 220900 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 22 September 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 220600 UTC No significant features. Part 3 Forecast North of line EQ154E 12S154E 09S170E: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to low to moderate swell east of line 05S170E 07S163E 25S156E. Remainder: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots through the Vitiaz Strait. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell, increasing to low to moderate swell east of line 05S170E 07S163E 25S156E. Isolated showers and thunderstorms throughout area. Heavy at times within 60nm of line 04S142E 08S148E. 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 Tuesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 220900 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 22 September 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 12. Part 2 Situation at 220600 UTC Cold front near 38S080E 46S092E 50S093E. Forecast near 37S109E 50S120E at 231200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 36S080E 37S111E 50S129E, outside warning areas: Northwesterly quarter winds, shifting southwesterly quarter west of front. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. North of line 36S123E 36S128E Northerly quarter winds 20/30 knots, easing below 25 knots by 230000UTC. Rough seas. Moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 30S080E 42S129E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of front, east of line 31S111E 48S129E and north of line 27S090E 13S114E. 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 Tuesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 220815 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 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 220600 UTC NO SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST WITHIN 120NM OF LINE 05S112E 10S142E: SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL. SOUTH OF LINE 03S090E 12S102E: SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW TO MODERATE SWELL. REMAINDER: WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO MODERATE SWELL WEST OF LINE EQ100E 09S120E 12S119E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE 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 20:15 UTC TUESDAY.=