FQAU24 AMMC 140800

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 14 MARCH 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



MELBOURNE GALE WIND WARNING 4.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 140600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] 52S086E 60S098E TO LOW [1] 972HPA NEAR 62S094E.

FORECAST 51S117E

55S120E TO LOW [1] 970HPA NEAR 62S118E AT 151200UTC.



COLD FRONT [2] FORECAST TO ENTER AREA FROM THE NORTH NEAR 50S128E TO

LOW [2]

989HPA NEAR 52S128E BY 151200UTC.



WARM FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER AREA FROM THE WEST NEAR 50S084E 54S080E

AT

150300UTC, THEN NEAR 52S092E 57S080E AT 151200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



WHOLE OF AREA, OUTSIDE OF WARNING AREA:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS TENDING NORTHWESTERLY WITHIN 600NM EAST OF

COLD FRONT

[1], TENDING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 240NM OF LOW [1]. WIND SPEEDS 20/33

KNOTS. ROUGH

TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY WITHIN 240NM

OF FRONTS.

VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 64S080E 64S090E 62S096E 65S110E 65S120E 64S130E 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 20:00 UTC SATURDAY.=