Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-09-04 12:00:37 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 040900 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 4 September 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 1. Melbourne Gale Warning 9. Part 2 Situation at 040600 UTC Cold front near 33S126E to low 988hPa 44S127E. Forecast 36S154E 42S156E 44S154E to low 994hPa 44S151E at 051200UTC. Trough 27S155E 31S158E 31S164E 34S170E. Forecast dissipating. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 31S129E 32S153E 39S164E, outside of warning areas: Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 240nm east of cold front and southwesterly quarter west of cold front. Winds turning clockwise within 300nm 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 moderate to heavy south of line 35S157E 35S167E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 420nm of 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 WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 040900 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 4 September 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Gale Warning 1. Melbourne Gale Warning 2. Melbourne Gale Warning 3. Melbourne Gale Warning 4. Melbourne Gale Warning 5. Part 2 Situation at 040600 UTC Cold front [1] 33S126E to low 988hPa 44S127E. Forecast exiting east of area. Cold front [2] 33S084E 36S093E 45S104E 50S106E. Forecast 26S112E 38S118E 50S130E at 051200UTC. Forecast warm front entering from west of area near 44S087E 47S084E 49S079E at 050000UTC, near 44S100E 50S099E at 051200UTC. Forecast cold front [3] entering from west of area near 45S080E 48S084E at 051200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 36S080E 23S108E 32S129E, outside warning areas: Westerly quarter winds, shifting southwesterly quarter west of cold fronts, northwesterly quarter east of cold fronts, northeasterly quarter south of warm front, and turning clockwise within 360nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. West of line 15S100E 21S093E: Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough to very rough seas. 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 240nm of fronts and west of line 12S103E 19S103E. 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 040900 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 4 September 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 040600 UTC Trough 07S170E 07S164E EQ156E. Forecast 14S155E 08S154E 05S159E 05S170E at 051200UTC. Part 3 Forecast East of line 09S151E 20S158E: Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell. Rain areas, and scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 480nm of trough, 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 21:00 UTC Friday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 040815 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 4 SEPTEMBER 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 040600 UTC NIL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST WEST OF LINE EQ101E 07S108E 12S108E: 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 LOW TO MODERATE SWELL WEST OF LINE EQ098E 06S106E 09S117E 12S117E. RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF LINE 04S, 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.=