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 DECEMBER 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.

GALE WARNING ISSUED BY TCWC FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE "BAKUNG".



PART 2 SITUATION AT 171800 UTC

TROPICAL CYCLONE 'BAKUNG' 997HPA NEAR 11.4S091.4E. FORECAST TROPICAL

CYCLONE

'BAKUNG' 1005HPA NEAR 8.8S088.9E AT 190000UTC.



TROPICAL LOW (03U) 1000HPA NEAR 12.9S112.3E. FORECAST LOW 1000HPA

NEAR

13.0S110.3E AT 190000UTC.



TROPICAL LOW (07U) 1004HPA NEAR 09S136E. FORECAST 1006HPA NEAR

13S137E AT

190000UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

CLOCKWISE WINDS 20/33 KNOTS WITHIN 240NM OF TROPICAL CYCLONE 'BAKUNG'

AND 20/30

KNOTS WITHIN 240NM OF TROPICAL LOW (03U) AND 20/30 KNOTS WITHIN 120NM

OF

TROPICAL LOW (07U). ROUGH SEAS. LOW TO MODERATE SWELL.



REMAINDER:

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



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT,

HEAVY AT

TIMES WITHIN 180NM OF LOWS. 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.=