FQAU24 AMMC 050900

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 5 APRIL 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 1.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 12.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 050600 UTC

COLD FRONT 50S129E 53S132E. FORECAST 50S142E 55S146E 60S154E AT

061200UTC.



TROUGH [1] 50S124E TO LOW [1] 986HPA NEAR 58S122E. FORECAST 63S142E

64S128E TO

LOW 972HPA NEAR 63S117E AT 061200UTC.



LOW [2] 968HPA NEAR 61S107E. FORECAST LOW 975HPA NEAR 60S114E AT

061200UTC.



TROUGH [2] 50S091E 55S092E. FORECAST 50S121E 57S121E AT 060000UTC,

THEN

WEAKENING THEREAFTER.



TROUGH [3] 61S073E TO LOW [3] 977HPA NEAR 62S087E. FORECAST 50S120E

52S123E

54S123E TO LOW 972HPA NEAR 55S118E AT 061200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING WESTERLY QUARTER WEST OF COLD

FRONT AND

SHIFTING SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WEST OF TROUGHS. WINDS TURNING

CLOCKWISE WITHIN

120NM OF LOW [1], 360NM OF LOW [2], AND WITHIN 240NM OF LOW [3]. WIND

SPEEDS

25/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY WITHIN 300NM

OF LOWS,

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 SUNDAY.=