FQAU21 AMMC 301915

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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 30 JANUARY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

NIL.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 301800 UTC

TROPICAL LOW (18U) 1001HPA NEAR 17S134E, FORECAST 999HPA NEAR 16S131E

AT

010000UTC.



TROUGH NEAR 12S109E 06S091E, FORECAST SLOW MOVING.



PART 3 FORECAST

SOUTH OF LINE 05S111E 03S137E 10S140E:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, TENDING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER EAST OF 127E

AND TURNING

CLOCKWISE WITHIN 360NM OF TROPICAL LOW (18U). WIND SPEEDS 15/25

KNOTS, REACHING

UP TO 30 KNOTS NORTH OF 09S AT TIMES. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW

SWELL.



REMAINDER:

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



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT MOST OF

AREA.

THUNDERSTORMS FREQUENT IN THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA. SHOWERS HEAVY AT

TIMES

WITHIN 90NM OF TROPICAL LOW (18U) AND IN THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA.

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.=