FQAU24 AMMC 172100

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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 17 SEPTEMBER 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 10.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 4.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 11.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 171800 UTC

LOW [1] 944HPA NEAR 56S130E. FORECAST LOW 941HPA NEAR 61S133E AT

181200UTC,

THEN LOW 946HPA NEAR 61S136E AT 190000UTC.



FORECAST LOW [2] 973HPA APPROACHING AREA FROM WEST NEAR 54S077E AT

180300UTC,

THEN LOW 963HPA NEAR 58S088E AT 181200UTC AND LOW 965HPA NEAR 59S100E

AT

190000UTC.



COLD FRONT [1] NEAR 50S141E 56S137E. FORECAST EXITING AREA TO EAST

NEAR 50S156E

56S160E 60S160E AT 182100UTC.



FORECAST COLD FRONT [2] DEVELOPING NEAR 50S130E 52S131E AT 180300UTC,

THEN NEAR

50S139E 54S140E 57S139E AT 181200UTC AND NEAR 50S145E 52S149E 56S150E

AT

190000UTC.



WARM FRONT NEAR 50S095E 58S080E. FORECAST NEAR 50S106E 56S099E

58S095E AT

181200UTC, AND NEAR 50S116E 58S107E AT 190000UTC.



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 NORTHERLY QUARTER WITHIN 300NM EAST

OF COLD

FRONTS AND NORTHEASTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 240NM EAST OF WARM FRONT.

WINDS TURNING

CLOCKWISE WITHIN 420NM OF LOW [1] AND WITHIN 240NM OF LOW [2]. ROUGH

TO VERY

ROUGH SEAS. HEAVY SWELL.



SCATTERED SHOWERS, RAIN AREAS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY

WITHIN 180NM OF

FRONTS, AND WITHIN 360NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 58S080E 60S110E 61S130E 61S140E 60S150E 60S160E.



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 THURSDAY.=