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High Seas Forecast for South Eastern METAREA 10

SOUTH EASTERN AREA: COAST AT 25S TO 25S170E TO 29S170E TO 45S160E TO 50S160E TO

50S129E TO COAST AT 129E



Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 8 May 2025



Part 1 Warnings

Melbourne Gale Warning 8.



Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC

High 1032hPa near 36S140E. Forecast high 1034hPa near 37S149E at 100000UTC.



Trough near 47S129E 50S137E. Forecast trough near 47S145E 50S156E at 091200UTC,

then exiting area to east near 46S157E 50S164E at 092100UTC.



Forecast warm front entering area from west near 45S134E 45S129E at 091800UTC,

then near 46S140E 46S129E at 100000UTC,



Part 3 Forecast

Refer to latest warnings.



North of line 30S153E 33S170E:

Southeasterly quarter winds 25/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell.



South of line 43S161E 42S129E, outside warning areas:

Westerly quarter winds tending southwesterly quarter within 420nm west of

trough and shifting northerly quarter south of warm front. Wind speeds 25/33

knots, easing below 25 knots west of 140E by 091200UTC and west of 156E by

100000UTC. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.



Remainder, outside warning areas:

Anticlockwise winds around high not exceeding 25 knots. Rough to very rough

seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to moderate to heavy south of line

41S142E 39S164E.



Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of

front and trough, and east of line 25S155E 31S168E. 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 09:00 UTC Friday.