FQAU24 AMMC 212000

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 21 FEBRUARY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 11.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 6.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 8.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 211800 UTC

LOW [1] 974HPA NEAR 52S094E. FORECAST LOW [1] 970HPA NEAR 52S126E AT

230000UTC.



COLD FRONT 50S139E TO LOW [2] 970HPA NEAR 52S138E. FORECAST COLD

FRONT 50S163E

58S160E 64S145E 62S133E TO LOW [2] 947HPA NEAR 59S140E AT 230000UTC.



LOW [3] 970HPA NEAR 54S126E. FORECAST LOW [3] 987HPA WEAKENING NEAR

59S122E AT

220600UTC.



DEVELOPING RIDGE NEAR 50S087E 65S087E AT 221200UTC, THEN NEAR 50S093E

64S093E

AT 230000UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE OF WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS SHIFTING NORTHERLY QUARTER WITHIN 300NM EAST

OF FRONT.

WINDS TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 360NM OF LOW [1] AND [2] AND WITHIN

540NM OF LOW

[3]. WIND SPEEDS 25/33 KNOTS, EASING BELOW 25 KNOTS WITHIN 360NM OF

RIDGE.

ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 180NM OF

FRONT, WITHIN 480NM OF LOW [3], AND WITHIN 300NM OF OTHER LOWS.

VISIBILITY

REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 65S080E 65S090E 62S100E 65S110E 65S130E 64S140E 65S150E

64S160E.



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 SUNDAY.=