FQAU21 AMMC 170715

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 17 FEBRUARY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

NIL.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 170600 UTC

TROUGH 09S090E 08S097E TO LOW 1006HPA NEAR 10S101E TO 11S112E.

FORECAST 10S090E

10S099E TO LOW 1006HPA NEAR 12S105E TO 13S109E AT 181200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST



SOUTH OF LINE 02S090E 03S102E 10S111E:

NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS NORTH OF TROUGH. MODERATE TO

ROUGH

SEAS. LOW SWELL.



WHOLE AREA:

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

INCREASING TO

LOW TO MODERATE SOUTH OF LINE 05S096E 05S104E 11S118E.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT

MOST OF

AREA. HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA AND 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 19:15 UTC TUESDAY.=