FQAU24 AMMC 050815

IDY10250

SECURITE



UPDATED 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 5 JANUARY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 2.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 12.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 050600 UTC

LOW [1] 972HPA NEAR 53S108E TO WARM FRONT [1] NEAR 57S115E 56S134E.

FORECAST

LOW [1] 979HPA NEAR 55S122E TO WARM FRONT [1] 57S128E 57S134E AT

061200UTC.



LOW [2] 973HPA NEAR 55S139E TO WARM FRONT [2] NEAR 56S161E. FORECAST

LOW [2]

968HPA NEAR 60S153E TO WARM FRONT [2] NEAR 64S157E AT 061200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING EASTERLY QUARTER SOUTH OF WARM

FRONTS, AND

NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER NORTH OF TROUGH. CLOCKWISE WINDS WITHIN 480NM

OF LOW [1],

WITHIN 360NM OF LOW [2]. WIND SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH

SEAS.

MODERATE SWELL TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 420NM OF

LOWS AND WITHIN 180NM OF FRONTS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 64S080E 64S090E 63S110E 65S120E 64S130E 64S140E 63S150E

63S160E.



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 MONDAY.=