FQAU21 AMMC 312015

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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 31 JULY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

NIL.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 311800 UTC

SOUTHEASTERLY TRADE FLOW.



PART 3 FORECAST

SOUTH OF LINES 05S097E 05S103E 08S109E AND 05S115E 04S136E 09S142E:

SOUTHEASTERLY 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

MODERATE SWELL SOUTHWEST OF LINE 01S090E 02S099E 08S109E 09S117E.



SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE

AREA.

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 08:15 UTC SATURDAY.=