FQAU24 AMMC 052000

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 5 FEBRUARY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 1.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 051800 UTC

TROUGH 54S126E 60S129E. FORECAST NEAR 50S155E 58S159E AT 070000UTC.



COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER AREA FROM THE WEST NEAR 56S079E 65S080E

AT

060300UTC, THEN NEAR 54S123E 61S125E 65S117E AT 070000UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



WHOLE AREA EXCEPT NORTH OF LINE 50S081E 52S124E 50S148E, OUTSIDE

WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHEASTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 300NM

EAST OF

COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS 20/30 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY

SWELL.



REMAINDER:

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

HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 180NM OF

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



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 64S080E 64S090E 63S100E 65S110E 65S130E 64S140E 65S150E

62S160E.



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 FRIDAY.=