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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 4 August 2025



Part 1 Warnings

Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.



Melbourne Final Gale Warning 4.

Melbourne Gale Warning 7.

Melbourne Gale Warning 12.



Part 2 Situation at 041800 UTC

Cold front [1] 39S142E 48S141E, forecast 31S160E 46S161E at 060000UTC.



Cold front [2] 36S122E 42S129E 50S130E, forecast 39S148E 50S151E at 060000UTC.



Trough [1] 29S170E 33S159E, forecast 27S175E 29S168E at 051800UTC then east of

area.



Trough [2] forecast developing 31S161E 37S158E at 050300UTC, 32S159E 38S158E at

051200UTC then merging with cold front [1].



Cold front [3] forecast entering area from west 45S126E 50S129E at 051800UTC

then 46S131E 50S135E at 060000UTC.



Part 3 Forecast

Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather

system.



South of line 34S129E 34S137E 42S162E, outside warning areas:

Northerly quarter winds knots east of cold front [1] tending northwesterly

quarter within 240nm east of cold fronts [2] and [3] and shifting westerly

quarter west of fronts. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas.

Moderate to heavy swell.



East of line 29S163E 39S164E outside warning area:

Easterly quarter winds 20/30 knots south of trough [1]. Rough to very rough

seas. Moderate to heavy swell.



Remainder:

Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.



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

fronts and trough, heavy at times within 90nm of of trough [2], then cold front

[2]. 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 Tuesday.