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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 6 November 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 061800 UTC



Cold front 39S106E 44S111E 50S115E. Forecast 45S117E 50S124E at 070600UTC and

south of area thereafter.



Forecast trough 46S080E 50S093E at 062100UTC, then 37S102E 46S115E 50S115E at

080000UTC.



Part 3 Forecast

Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.



South of line 41S080E 37S106E 46S129E, outside warning area:

Westerly quarter winds turning northerly quarter within 360nm east of cold

front. Winds turning northwesterly quarter within 1200nm east of trough and

southwesterly quarter west of trough. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very

rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.



North of line 33S125E 36S129E:

Easterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Moderate swell.



Remainder:

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

increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 36S090E 37S104E.



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

cold front and 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 Saturday.