FQAU23 AMMC 142000

IDY10220

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High Seas Forecast for Western METAREA 10

12S TO 30S BETWEEN 90E AND 125E, AND 30S TO 50S BETWEEN 80E AND 129E



Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 14 January 2026



Part 1 Warnings

Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.



Melbourne Gale Warning 8.



Part 2 Situation at 141800 UTC

Tropical low (15U) 1004hPa near 13S115E. Forecast tropical low (15U) 1003hPa

near 16S112E at 160000UTC.



Trough 33S096E 41S104E. Forecast 32S097E 39S105E at 150000UTC, then weakening

thereafter.



Cold front 43S063E 43S085E. Forecast 35S096E 41S106E 50S115E at 160000UTC.



Part 3 Forecast

Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.



South of line 37S080E 38S106E 50S129E, outside warning areas:

Northwesterly quarter winds, shifting southwesterly quarter west of cold front.

Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.



Remainder:

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



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

cold front, and within 240nm of lows. Heavy at times within 180nm of tropical

low (15U). 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.