FQAU24 AMMC 150900

IDY10250

SECURITE



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN METAREA 10

SOUTHERN AREA: 50S80E TO 50S160E TO ICE EDGE



ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING 1100 UTC 15 APRIL 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 7.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 8.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 9.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 11.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 0600 UTC

TROUGH [1] 50S132E 52S132E 55S124E. FORECAST 57S156E 61S163E AT

161200UTC.



LOW [1] 945HPA NEAR 64S129E. FORECAST LOW 970HPA NEAR 65S146E AT

160600UTC,

THEN WEAKENING THEREAFTER.



TROUGH [2] 58S116E 65S108E. FORECAST 57S149E 65S139E AT 161200UTC.



COLD FRONT FORECAST DEVELOPING NEAR 50S096E TO LOW [2] 984HPA NEAR

53S101E AT

151800UTC, THEN COLD FRONT 50S114E 53S121E 56S122E TO LOW [2] 983HPA

NEAR

57S118E AT 161200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS TENDING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER EAST OF COLD

FRONT AND

TROUGHS, SHIFTING SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WEST OF COLD FRONT AND

TROUGHS.

CLOCKWISE WINDS WITHIN 240NM OF LOW [1] AND 120NM OF LOW [2]. WIND

SPEEDS 25/33

KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 240NM OF

FRONT, TROUGHS AND LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 64S080E 64S150E 65S160E.



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 TUESDAY.=