FQAU21 AMMC 171915

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 17 JANUARY 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

NIL.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 1800 UTC

TROUGH 07S090E TO LOW 1007HPA NEAR 07S096E TO 10S102E. FORECAST

TROUGH 03S092E

TO LOW 1006HPA NEAR 08S098E TO 10S104E AT 190000UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

WEST OF LINE EQ107E 12S123E:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS TENDING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER NORTH OF TROUGH,

SHIFTING

SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER SOUTH OF TROUGH AND TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN

180NM OF

LOW. WIND SPEEDS 15/25 KNOTS, EASING BELOW 20 KNOTS SOUTH OF TROUGH.

MODERATE

TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL, INCREASING TO LOW TO MODERATE SWELL SOUTH

OF LINE

EQ093E 06S106E 09S119E.



REMAINDER:

WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT

MOST OF

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 07:15 UTC SATURDAY.=