Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-28 17:28:03 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 280900 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 28 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 2. Melbourne Cancelled Gale Warning 4. Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 3. Melbourne Gale Warning 11. Part 2 Situation at 280600 UTC Trough [1] near 25S168E to low 1012hPa near 30S167E to 34S168E. Forecast near 25S170E to low 1007hPa near 32S169E at 281500UTC, then east of area. Trough [2] near 44S157E 50S159E, and moving east of area thereafter. Trough [3] near 45S140E 48S143E 50S144E. Forecast near 42S157E 45S161E 50S161E at 290000UTC, then east of area. Forecast trough [4] entering area from south near 48S149E 50S143E at 282100UTC, and near 47S162E 48S157E at 290900UTC, then east of area. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 44S129E 42S142E 37S151E 40S163E, outside of warning areas: Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter east trough [2], [3], and north of trough [4]. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. East of line 27S165E 35S165E: Southerly quarter winds within 120nm west of trough [1], shifting northerly quarter east of trough [1], and turning clockwise within 60nm of low. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 120nm of troughs 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 21:00 UTC Friday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 280900 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 28 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Cancelled Gale Warning 4. Melbourne Gale Warning 11. Part 2 Situation at 280600 UTC Trough near 34S080E 44S095E 46S102E. Forecast trough near 44S101E 48S109E 50S121E at 291200UTC. Forecast developing cold front near 33S080E 41S087E to developing low 998hPa near 46S086E at 290000UTC, and near 30S089E 44S098E to low 995hPa near 48S095E at 291200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 30S080E 33S093E 44S116E 44S129E, outside warning areas: Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter winds east of trough and front, shifting southwesterly within 120nm west of front, and turning clockwise within 180nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to heavy swell south of line 29S088E 37S096E 41S116E 46S129E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 120nm of trough, front and low, and within 180nm of line 14S115E 14S094E 19S090E. 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 280900 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 28 August 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 280600 UTC Trough 03S156E 05S170E. Forecast slow moving. Part 3 Forecast West of line 02S154E 11S162E 20S163E 25S166E: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Winds reaching up to 30 knots within 120nm of line 05S148E 14S144E. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to moderate swell south of line 18S162E 21S166E 20S170E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 240nm of line 09S170E 10S163E 04S152E 04S142E. 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 280815 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 28 AUGUST 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 280600 UTC NIL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST SOUTH OF LINE 05S092E 04S102E 08S108E AND EAST OF LINE 06S130E 12S132E: SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW TO MODERATE SWELL REMAINDER: SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 10/20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO MODERATE SOUTH AND WEST OF INDONESIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY EAST OF LINE EQ133E 05S127E, AND NORTH OF LINE 05S098E 07S090E. 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.=