FQAU22 AMMC 282000

IDY10210

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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 28 October 2026



Part 1 Warnings

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

system.



Melbourne Gale Warning 1.

Melbourne Gale Warning 12.



Part 2 Situation at 281800 UTC

Trough 25S159E 29S164E 34S161E to low [1] 1010hPa near 34S161E Forecast trough

25S167E to low [1] 1007hPa near 30S170E at 290600UTC and east of area

thereafter.



Warm front west of area, forecast to enter near 50S129E 49S134E at 290600UTC.

Forecast warm front near 50S150E 47S152E at 300000UTC.



Low [2] west of area, forecast to enter 1006hPa near 36S129E at 300000UTC.



Part 3 Forecast

Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.



South of line 27S170E 28S159E 44S142E 46S129E, outside of warning areas:

Southwesterly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 90nm of east

of trough, and westerly quarter west of warm front. WInds tending clockwise

within 180nm of low [1]. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas.

Moderate swell increasing to heavy swell south of line 31S169E 33S156E 45S136E.



Remainder:

Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell,

increasing to heavy south of line 44S136E 39S140E 39S145E.



Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout most of

area, heavy at times within 120nm north of low [2] and within 120nm east of

trough. 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 08:00 UTC Thursday.