FQAU24 AMMC 282000

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 28 OCTOBER 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 5.

MELBOURNE FINAL GALE WARNING 6.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 281800 UTC

LOW 975HPA NEAR 53S096E. FORECAST LOW 980PA NEAR 55S093E AT

300000UTC.



COLD FRONT 54S132E 60S140E. FORECAST NEAR 54S132E 60S140E AT

281500UTC, THEN

EAST OF AREA THEREAFTER.



PART 3 FORECAST

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



EAST OF LINE 50S140E 58S121E, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS WITHIN

480NM EAST

OF COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. LOW

TO

MODERATE SWELL.



NORTH OF LINE 50S113E 59S081E, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

NORTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 520NM OF LOW.

WIND SPEEDS

20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



REMAINDER:

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

SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 180NM OF

FRONT AND WITHIN 420NM OF LOW. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 61S080E 61S090E 58S120E 60S130E 60S140E 59S150E

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 08:00 UTC WEDNESDAY.=