FQAU21 AMMC 152015

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 15 AUGUST 2026

PART 1 WARNINGS

NIL.

PART 2 SITUATION AT 151800 UTC

TROUGH NEAR 09S088E 13S090E. FORECAST NEAR 08S090E 12S092E AT

170000UTC.

PART 3 FORECAST

NORTH OF LINE 08S133E 14S142E:

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

MODERATE WEST OF EQ098E 07S107E 09S119E 12S119E.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NORTH NEW GUINEA,

WITHIN

120NM OF SUMATRA AND WITHIN 120NM 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 08:15 UTC SUNDAY.=