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 NOVEMBER 2025



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 2.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 080600 UTC

COLD FRONT 43S112E TO LOW 989HPA NEAR 55S133E TO WARM FRONT 55S138E

51S143E.

FORECAST COLD FRONT 48S152E 53S156E TO LOW 974HPA NEAR 61S158E SOUTH

OF ICE

EDGE, TO WARM FRONT 61S164E 60S167E AT 091200UTC.



FORECAST TROUGH ENTERING FROM NORTH NEAR 49S080E 50S090E 48S096E AT

090000UTC,

THEN 53S088E 52S097E 50S102E AT 091200UTC



PART 3 FORECAST

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 360NM

EAST OF COLD

FRONT AND NORTH OF TROUGH. WINDS SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY

ROUGH SEAS.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 180NM OF

FRONTS AND TROUGH. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 62S080E 62S090E 61S110E 60S150E 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 20:00 UTC SATURDAY.=