FQAU24 AMMC 040800

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 4 APRIL 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 5.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 6.

MELBOURNE FINAL GALE WARNING 7.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 8.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 9.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 10.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 040600 UTC

TROUGH NEAR 46S125E 52S124E 57S135E. FORECAST NEAR 50S134E 58S138E

60S146E AT

041800UTC, AND NEAR 60S159E 62S164E AT 050900UTC, EXITING EAST

THEREAFTER.



COLD FRONT 50S104E 54S109E 61S112E. FORECAST NEAR 50S131E 59S129E AT

051200UTC.



LOW 953HPA NEAR 63S097E. FORECAST LOW 971HPA NEAR 60S110E AT

051200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 600NM OF LOW IN

WESTERN

QUADRANT, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 480NM EAST OF TROUGH

AND WITHIN

480NM EAST OF FRONT. WIND SPEEDS 25/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH

SEAS.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY WITHIN 300NM

OF LOW, AND

WITHIN 180NM OF FRONT/TROUGH. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 64S080E 62S100E 64S110E 65S120E 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 21:00 UTC SATURDAY.=