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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 2300 UTC 9 JANUARY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 8.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 091800 UTC

MONSOON TROUGH 12S133E 12S142E. FORECAST 10S136E 13S142E AT

101200UTC, THEN

EXITING AREA TO EAST NEAR 10S140E 13S143E AT 110000UTC.



TROUGH [2] NEAR 12S091E 07S100E 12S111E. FORECAST SLOW MOVING.



MONSOONAL FLOW NORTH OF LINE 16S142E 13S131E 08S105E.



PART 3 FORECAST

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



SOUTH OF LINE 03S142E 07S125E, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS SHIFTING SOUTHERLY QUARTER SOUTH OF

MONSOON TROUGH.

WIND SPEEDS 15/25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20/33 KNOTS WITHIN 300NM NORTH

OF

MONSOON TROUGH AND NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS SOUTH OF MONSOON TROUGH.

MODERATE TO

ROUGH SEAS, RISING TO VERY ROUGH NORTH OF MONSOON TROUGH. LOW SWELL.



WITHIN 180NM OF LINE 05S106E 09S124E:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW

SWELL.



REMAINDER:

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

INCREASING TO

LOW TO MODERATE SWELL SOUTH OF LINE 05S090E 10S116E.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 240NM OF

TROUGHS, AND SOUTH OF LINE 09S142E EQ117E EQ105E. HEAVY AT TIMES

WITHIN 180NM

OF MONSOON TROUGH. POSSIBLE SQUALLS SOUTH OF LINE 09S137E 09S142E IN

MONSOONAL

FLOW WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 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.=