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 JANUARY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 1.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 2.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 310600 UTC

LOW [1] 988HPA FORECAST TO ENTER AREA FROM THE NORTH NEAR 50S151E AT

311500UTC,

AND 980HPA NEAR 52S159E AT 011200UTC.



LOW [2] 953HPA NEAR 61S088E. FORECAST LOW [2] 962HPA NEAR 61S109E AT

011200UTC.



TROUGH NEAR 55S110E 59S110E 63S106E. FORECAST NEAR 53S141E 61S143E

64S138E AT

011200UTC.



COLD FRONT NEAR 50S091E 58S097E 62S094E. FORECAST NEAR 50S113E

55S120E 63S120E

AT 011200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREA:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 360NM

EAST OF

TROUGH AND 600NM EAST OF COLD FRONT, AND TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN

180NM OF LOW

[1] AND . WIND SPEEDS 25/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE

TO HEAVY

SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 360NM OF

LOWS, COLD FRONT AND TROUGH. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 64S080E 64S090E 63S100E 65S110E 65S120E 65S130E 64S140E

64S150E

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 SATURDAY.=