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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 1100 UTC 5 April 2026



Part 1 Warnings

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

system.



Melbourne Gale Warning 12.



Part 2 Situation at 050600 UTC

Cold front near 35S119E 43S127E 50S129E. Forecast near 33S128E 43S129E at

051200UTC, then moving east of area.



Trough [1] near 34S086E 37S086E to low 1018hPa near 39S084E. Forecast 33S092E

to low 1018hPa near 38S093E at 061200UTC.



Trough [2] near 46S090E 50S091E. Forecast near 43S109E 46S114E 50S116E at

061200UTC.



Part 3 Forecast

Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.



South of line 36S129E 34S117E 39S114E 39S102E 46S080E, outside warning areas:

Westerly quarter winds, shifting northerly quarter east of cold front and

southwesterly quarter within 300nm west of cold front. Winds northwesterly

quarter east of trough [2], shifting southwesterly quarter west of trough [2].

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, troughs, low and north of line 17S090E 19S108E. 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 21:00 UTC Sunday.