FQAU24 AMMC 090900

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 9 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 2.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 3.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 4.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 090600 UTC

TROUGH [1] 50S133E TO LOW [1] 967HPA NEAR 56S135E TO TROUGH [1]

65S145E.

FORECAST TROUGH [1] 50S139E TO LOW [1] 977HPA NEAR 52S139E TO TROUGH

[1]

61S142E 65S151E AT 101200UTC.



COLD FRONT 50S144E 59S139E. FORECAST COLD FRONT 50S160E 58S157E

63S146E AT

101200UTC.



TROUGH [2] 50S085E TO LOW [2] 957HPA NEAR 57S079E. FORECAST TROUGH

[2] 63S107E

TO LOW [2] 963HPA NEAR 65S080E AT 100600UTC WITH LOW AND TROUGH SOUTH

OF ICE

EDGE THEREAFTER.



TROUGH [3] INITIALLY NORTH OF AREA NEAR 38S080E 50S092E. TROUGH [3]

50S099E

59S106E AT 101200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WEST OF LINE 50S086E 57S108E 65S108E, OUTSIDE OF WARNING AREA:

NORTHERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER NORTH OF

TROUGH [2]

UNTIL 100600UTC AND TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 180NM OF LOW [2]. WIND

SPEEDS

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



EAST OF LINE 50S114E 65S124E, OUTSIDE OF WARNING AREA:

NORTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS EAST OF COLD FRONT, NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER

WITHIN

240NM EAST OF TROUGH [1], SOUTHERLY QUARTER WEST OF TROUGH [1]

TURNING

CLOCKWISE WINDS WITHIN 240NM OF LOW [1]. WIND SPEEDS 25/33 KNOTS.

ROUGH TO VERY

ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY WITHIN 240NM

OF TROUGHS

AND FRONT, WITHIN 300NM OF LOWS, AND SOUTH OF LINE 59S080E 59S116E.

VISIBILITY

REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 64S080E 62S097E 65S110E 65S120E 64S130E 64S140E 65S150E

65S160E.



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 THURSDAY.=