FQAU24 AMMC 022100

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 2300 UTC 2 SEPTEMBER 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 10.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 1.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 3.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 12.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 021800 UTC



COLD FRONT [1] NEAR 51S150E 54S155E 59S158E. FORECAST COLD FRONT [1]

NEAR

50S158E 56S160E AT 030300UTC, AND EAST OF AREA THEREAFTER.



LOW [1] 935HPA NEAR 60S139E. FORECAST LOW [1] 953HPA NEAR 60S146E AT

040000UTC.



COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 50S083E 51S083E TO LOW [2] 978HPA NEAR 53S081E.

FORECAST

COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 51S101E 58S112E TO LOW [2] 977HPA NEAR 60S107E AT

040000UTC.



TROUGH [1] NEAR 52S127E 54S132E 58S137E. FORECAST TROUGH [1] NEAR

50S147E

54S150E 57S151E AT 040000UTC.



TROUGH [2] NEAR 55S103E 57S105E 60S105E. FORECAST TROUGH [2] NEAR

55S117E

57S118E 59S116E AT 030600UTC, THEN WEAKENING THEREAFTER.



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, TURNING SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 300NM

WEST OF COLD

FRONT [1] AND TROUGH [1], SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 240NM

EAST OF

TROUGH [2] AND COLD FRONTS, AND TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 300NM OF LOW

[2] AND

540NM OF LOW [1]. WIND SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

MODERATE TO

HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY

WITHIN 180NM OF

FRONTS, TROUGHS AND WITHIN 240NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW

2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 56S080E 58S100E 60S120E 63S130E 63S140E 61S150E

61S160E.



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 09:00 UTC WEDNESDAY.=