FQAU24 AMMC 080800

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 8 OCTOBER 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 3.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 4.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 080600 UTC

TROUGH NEAR 50S137E 53S140E 59S144E. FORECAST NEAR 50S151E 57S160E AT

091200UTC.



LOW [1] 961HPA NEAR 60S116E. FORECAST 967HPA NEAR 52S129E AT

091200UTC.



LOW [2] 952HPA NEAR 60S143E. FORECAST 962HPA NEAR 59S145E AT

090000UTC, THEN

WEAKENING THEREAFTER.



PART 3 FORECAST

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



WITHIN AREA ENCLOSED BY 50S096E 59S093E 59S120E 50S126E 50S096E,

OUTSIDE

WARNING AREAS:

SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO

HEAVY SWELL.

WINDS EASING BELOW 25 KNOTS WEST OF 109E BY 091200UTC.



EAST OF TROUGH, OUTSIDE WARNING AREA:

NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO

HEAVY SWELL.



REMAINDER:

WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 25 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW TO

MODERATE SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 240NM OF

TROUGH AND 300NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 59S080E 59S090E 59S100E 59S110E 59S120E 60S130E 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 20:00 UTC WEDNESDAY.=