Bulletinset for METAREA 10 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-07 23:50:36 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST WESTERN ============================ FQAU23 AMMC 072000 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 2300 UTC 7 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 6. Melbourne Gale Warning 3. Part 2 Situation at 071800 UTC Cold front 30S110E 36S120E 50S131E, Forecast cold front near 31S131E 50S136E at 081200UTC and then continuing east of area. Trough [1] 38S107E 44S114E 50S114E. Forecast 39S128E 50S130E at 090000UTC. Trough [2] 51S091E 58S086E to low 963hPa near 60S081E. Forecast 40S118E 43S121E 48S122E to low 960hPa near 50S118E at 090000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. North of line 43S080E 31S104E 31S129E: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 26S115E 26S096E 40S080E. Remainder, outside warning areas: Southwesterly quarter winds shifting northwesterly quarter winds east of cold front and within 180nm east of troughs. Winds becoming clockwise within 240nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of cold front and troughs, and within 240nm of 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 08:00 UTC Thursday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU22 AMMC 072000 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 2300 UTC 7 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Final Melbourne Gale Warning 5. Part 2 Situation at 071800 UTC Cold front [1] 26S158E 30S164E 36S167E 40S164E to low 1006hPa near 38S160E. Forecast near 29S166E 35S168E 39S165E 38S162E to low 1007hPa near 36S160E at 090000UTC. Cold front [2] 30S110E 36S120E 50S131E, Forecast cold front near 31S133E 41S137E 50S139E at 090000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. South of line 31S129E 32S136E 43S149E 50S155E: Northwesterly quarter winds shifting westerly quarter winds within 120nm west of cold front [2]. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. East of line 44S157E 43S155E 37S153E 32S156E, outside of warning area: Clockwise winds within 540nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. 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 swell east of line 50S155E 45S157E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 180nm of cold fronts and 240nm of 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 08:00 UTC Thursday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH-EASTERN ============================ FQAU20 AMMC 072000 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 7 October 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 071800 UTC Trough 05S170E 07S159E 10S155E. Forecast to be slow moving. Part 3 Forecast South of line 22S151E 24S158E and east of line 08S170E 11S166E 17S170E: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms throughout 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 08:00 UTC Thursday. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTHERN ============================ FQAU21 AMMC 071915 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 7 OCTOBER 2026 PART 1 WARNINGS NIL. PART 2 SITUATION AT 071800 UTC NO SIGNIFICANT FEATURES. PART 3 FORECAST SOUTH OF LINE 10S090E 10S098E AND WITHIN 60NM OF LINE 09S140E 10S142E: SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE SWELL SOUTH OF LINE 10S090E 10S098E. REMAINDER: WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE SWELL WEST OF LINE EQ098E 07S107E 09S119E 12S120E. RAIN AREAS, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT AREA EXCEPT SOUTH OF LINE 12S114E 07S142E. 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 THURSDAY.=