FQAU24 AMMC 290900

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 29 MAY 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 9.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 11.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 290600 UTC

LOW [1] 963HPA NEAR 62S151E. FORECAST 963HPA NEAR 291800UTC THEN EAST

OF AREA.



COLD FRONT [1] NEAR 50S157E 54S161E. FORECAST EAST OF AREA BY

290900UTC.



COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 50S098E 57S112E 59S119E TO LOW [2] 981HPA NEAR

60S115E.

FORECAST NEAR 50S112E 58S134E 61S137E TO LOW [2] 986HPA NEAR 62S136E

AT

301200UTC.



LOW [3] 982HPA NEAR 64S086E. FORECAST 979HPA NEAR 61S103E AT

301200UTC.



COLD FRONT [3] NEAR 54S074E TO LOW [3] 992HPA NEAR 58S081E. FORECAST

53S102E

55S105E TO LOW [2] 986HPA NEAR 59S106E AT 301200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR BOUNDARY OF AFFECTED AREA AND TYPE OF

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 240NM

EAST OF

COLD FRONTS [2] AND [3], BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY WITHIN 240NM WEST OF

COLD

FRONTS [2] AND [3], AND TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 360NM OF LOWS. WIND

SPEEDS

25/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 180NM OF

TROUGHS, FRONTS, AND WITHIN 360NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW

2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 61S080E 60S090E 62S100E 62S120E 63S130E 63S150E

62S160E.



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 THURSDAY.=