FQAU24 AMMC 170900

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 17 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 3.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 4.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 5.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 10.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 170600 UTC

LOW [1] 971HPA NEAR 51S158E. FORECAST LOW [1] 989HPA NEAR 43S163E

181200UTC.



COLD FRONT [1] 50S115E 62S115E. FORECAST NEAR 50S130E 62S128E 65S120E

AT

181200UTC.



COLD FRONT [2] 50S095E 53S095E TO LOW [2] 965HPA NEAR 56S090E.

FORECAST NEAR

50S120E 59S116E TO LOW [2] 960HPA NEAR 56S107E AT 181200UTC.



TROUGH NEAR 58S082E 57S078E. FORECAST NEAR 54S090E 52S079E AT

171800UTC AND

DECAYING THEREAFTER.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE OF WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING SOUTHERLY QUARTER WITHIN 300NM SOUTH

OF

TROUGH, TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 600NM OF LOW [1], AND SHIFTING

NORTHERLY

QUARTER WITHIN 420NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [1] AND WITHIN 240NM EAST OF

COLD FRONT

[2]. CLOCKWISE WINDS DEVELOPING WITHIN 240NM OF LOW [2] AFTER

180000UTC. WIND

SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY

SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY WITHIN 120NM

OF COLD

FRONTS, TROUGH, AND LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 64S080E 62S100E 64S110E 65S120E 64S130E 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 FRIDAY.=