FQAU21 AMMC 260715

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 1100 UTC 26 DECEMBER 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



STORM FORCE WIND WARNING ISSUED BY TCWC MELBOURNE FOR TROPICAL

CYCLONE "GRANT".



PART 2 SITUATION AT 260600 UTC

TROPICAL CYCLONE "GRANT" 990HPA NEAR 11.9S92.9E. FORECAST TROPICAL

CYCLONE

"GRANT" 987HPA NEAR 12.2S88.8E AT 271200UTC.



TROUGH [1] NEAR 10S099E 10S096E 12S093E. FORECAST TROUGH [1] NEAR

10S093E

12S090E AT 271200UTC.



TROUGH [2] NEAR 10S115E 12S118E. FORECAST TROUGH [2] NEAR 10S117E

12S120E AT

271200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR BOUNDARY OF AFFECTED AREA AND TYPE OF

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



WITHIN 120NM OF TROPICAL CYCLONE GRANT, OUTSIDE WARNING AREA:

CLOCKWISE WINDS AROUND TROPICAL CYCLONE GRANT. WIND SPEEDS 20/33

KNOTS. ROUGH

TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



SOUTH OF LINE 13S127E 07S132E 07S136E 11S142E:

NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 20/30 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. LOW TO MODERATE

SWELL.



SOUTH OF LINE 10S114E 05S120E 10S124E:

NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 20/30 KNOTS, SHIFTING SOUTHWESTERLY

WITHIN 60NM OF

TROUGH. ROUGH SEAS. LOW SWELL.



REMAINDER:

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

INCREASING TO

MODERATE SOUTH, AND WEST OF LINE EQ099E 12S125E.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT

AREA. HEAVY

AT TIMES WITHIN 120NM OF TROPICAL CYCLONE GRANT. 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 19:15 UTC FRIDAY.=