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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 1100 UTC 5 SEPTEMBER 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

NIL.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 050600 UTC

NIL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES.



PART 3 FORECAST

WEST OF LINE EQ100E 12S112E:

SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS 15/25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20/30 KNOTS

WITHIN

07S105E 05S103E . MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS INCREASING TO . LOW TO

MODERATE SWELL.



REMAINDER:

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

INCREASING TO

LOW TO MODERATE SWELL WEST OF LINE EQ098E 12S124E.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF

LINE 04S,

ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.

VISIBILITY REDUCTION TO 1NM IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREA BOUNDED BY

08S106E 09S101E

04S097E 04S102E 06S106E 08S106E DUE TO VOLCANIC ASH FALL FROM THE

KRAKATUA

ERUPTION. MARINERS ARE WARNED DAMAGE TO THEIR HEALTH, AND SHIP

ENGINES CAN

OCCUR IN THIS REGION. SEE ALSO LATEST DARWIN VAAC.



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 20:15 UTC SATURDAY.=