FQAU23 AMMC 080900

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 1100 UTC 8 July 2026



Part 1 Warnings

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

system.



Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 7.

Melbourne Gale Warning 9.

Melbourne Final Gale Warning 2.



Part 2 Situation at 080600 UTC

Cold front [1] near 40S105E 50S115E. Forecast near 36S118E 48S129E at 091200UTC.



Cold front [2] near 41S088E 50S093E. Forecast near 43S104E 50S108E at 090000UTC

and then decaying.



Cold front [3] forecast to enter area from west near 46S075E 50S079E at

081200UTC, then near 43S098E 46S105E 50S109E at 091200UTC.



Trough [1] near 28S086E to low 1013hPa near 32S091E to 35S099E. Forecast

25S098E to low 1014hPa near 33S103E to 35S109E at 091200UTC.



Trough [2] near 37S107E 47S123E. Forecast trough [2] 38S124E 44S129E at

091200UTC.



Warm front forecast to enter area from the west near 45S086E 49S080E by

091200UTC.



Part 3 Forecast

Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.



South of line 40S080E 41S114E, outside warning areas:

Westerly quarter winds west of cold front [2], shifting northwesterly quarter

within 180nm east of cold front [2] and within 480nm east of cold front [3].

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



Within 420nm west of trough [1], outside of warning area:

Southerly quarter winds 20/33 knots within 420nm west of trough [1]. Moderate

to rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.



Remainder:

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

increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 35S107E 36S129E.



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

fronts, troughs, low, and north of line 19S090E 19S100E. Heavy at times within

90nm of low. 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 Wednesday.