FQAU24 AMMC 252000

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 25 FEBRUARY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

NIL.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 251800 UTC

LOW 969HPA NEAR 61S095E. FORECAST LOW 973HPA NEAR 62S109E AT

270000UTC.



TROUGH [1] 50S133E 55S130E. FORECAST 50S158E 56S157E AT 261800UTC AND

MOVING

EAST AREA THEREAFTER.



TROUGH [2] ENTERING AREA FROM NORTH NEAR 50S107E 52S106E AT

260000UTC. FORECAST

NEAR 53S133E 58S132E AT 270000UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

SOUTH OF LINE 61S080E 60S099E 64S136E:

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



REMAINDER:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 20/30 KNOTS, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER

WITHIN 120NM

EAST OF TROUGH AND CLOCKWISE WITHIN 300NM OF LOW. ROUGH SEAS.

MODERATE TO HEAVY

SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 240NM OF

FRONTS, AND WITHIN 300NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 65S080E 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 THURSDAY.=