FQAU24 AMMC 310800

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 31 OCTOBER 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 8.

MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 9.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 10.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 310600 UTC

LOW [1] 964HPA NEAR 62S124E, FORECAST FAR SOUTH OF ICE EDGE AFTER

311800UTC.



WARM FRONT 54S125E TO LOW [2] 976HPA NEAR 51S119E, FORECAST 60S156E

60S139E TO

LOW [2] 976HPA NEAR 56S135E AT 011200UTC.



COLD FRONT [1] 45S121E 51S119E, FORECAST 50S140E 54S142E 56S135E AT

011200UTC.



TROUGH FORECAST ENTERING AREA FROM WEST 48S075E 55S088E AT 311200UTC

AND

58S108E 60S099E 57S091E AT 011200UTC.



WARM FRONT [2] FORECAST ENTERING AREA FROM WEST 52S085E 46S079E AT

010000UTC

AND 57S094E 48S087E AT 011200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



EAST OF 106E, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS TENDING NORTHERLY QUARTER NORTH OF WARM

FRONT, AND

TENDING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 480NM OF LOW [2], AND WITHIN 180NM OF LOW

[1]. WINDS

SPEEDS 25/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SWELL,

INCREASING TO

MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL NORTH OF LINE 53S119E 57S137E.



NORTH OF LINE 56S080E 56S101E, OUTSIDE WARNING AREA:

NORTHERLY QUARTER WINDS WITHIN 360NM EAST OF WARM FRONT [2] SHIFTING

SOUTHERLY

QUARTER WEST OF WARM FRONT [2]. WINDS SPEEDS 25/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO

VERY ROUGH

SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



REMAINDER:

WIND SPEEDS NOT EXCEEDING 25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE

SWELL,

INCREASING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL WEST OF 86E.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 180NM OF

TROUGH AND FRONTS, AND WITHIN 360NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING

BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 61S080E 61S090E 59S120E 61S140E 58S150E 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 FRIDAY.=