FQAU21 AMMC 170815

40:2:1:31:11:01:00

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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 17 APRIL 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

NIL.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 0600 UTC

TROUGH NEAR 06S090E 05S100E 12S118E, FORECAST NEAR 04S090E 04S096E

07S107E

12S120E AT 181200UTC.



LOW 1002HPA NEAR 10S137E, FORECAST LOW 1004HPA NEAR 12S140E AT

181200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

WITHIN 300NM OF LOW:

CLOCKWISE WINDS 20/30 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL.



SOUTH OF LINE 07S117E 06S121E 12S123E:

NORTHWESTERLY 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 SOUTH OF LINE 05S090E 04S096E 10S119E.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT

MOST OF THE

AREA, HEAVY AT TIMES WITHIN 180NM 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 20:15 UTC THURSDAY.=