Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-20 01:43:54 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 192359 IDY10210 SECURITE Updated 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 2300 UTC 19 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 191800 UTC No significant features. Part 3 Forecast South of line 40S129E 49S148E 46S160E: Northwesterly quarter winds 20/33 knots. 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 37S129E 43S138E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly south of line 42S129E 40S146E 45S160E and north of line 38S149E 38S170E. Heavy at times west of line 25S157E 32S155E. 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 08:00 UTC Tuesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 192359 IDY10220 SECURITE Updated 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 2300 UTC 19 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 4. Melbourne Gale Warning 5. Part 2 Situation at 191800 UTC Trough near 36S080E 41S090E 50S090E. Forecast trough near 29S101E 36S112E 50S109E at 210000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 36S080E 30S107E 40S129E, outside of warning areas. Northwesterly quarter winds, turning southwesterly quarter west of trough. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to heavy south of line 30S080E 25S090E 29S117E 37S129E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm 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 08:00 UTC Tuesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 192000 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 2300 UTC 19 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 191800 UTC Trough near 05S155E 02S170E. Forecast slow moving. Part 3 Forecast East of line 25S158E 13S158E 08S164E and also within 60nm of Vitiaz Strait: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, reaching 30 knots at times within Vitiaz Strait. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell. Isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout, increasing to scattered within south of line 24S152E 22S158E and within 360nm 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 08:00 UTC Tuesday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 191915 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 2300 UTC 19 OCTOBER 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 191800 UTC NO SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST EAST OF LINE 08S136E 10S137E 11S139E: 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 EQ099E 10S124E 12S124E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY NORTH OF 07S. 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 07:15 UTC TUESDAY.=