WOAU47 AMMC 152306

IDY21060

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SECURITE

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10

ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

AT 2306UTC 15 AUGUST 2026

GALE WARNING 7 FOR SOUTHERN AREA

SITUATION AT 160000UTC

LOWS SOUTH OF ICE EDGE. WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS TO NORTH.

AREA AFFECTED

BOUNDED BY 60S141E 56S160E 63S160E 63S140E 60S141E.

FORECAST

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 30/40 KNOTS INITIALLY THROUGHOUT. WINDS EASING

BELOW 34

KNOTS WEST OF 152E BY 170000UTC. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE

TO HEAVY

SWELL.

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.

THE NEXT ALERT WILL BE ISSUED BY 0600 UTC 16 AUGUST 2026=