FQAU24 AMMC 290904

IDY10250

SECURITE



UPDATED 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 29 APRIL 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 8.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 6.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 9.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 10.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 11.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 290600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] 50S129E 59S149E 61S142E TO LOW 962HPA NEAR 62S133E.

FORECAST

COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 54S146E 61S172E 64S175E TO LOW 962HPA NEAR

65S162E AT

300000UTC AND THEN EXITING EAST OF AREA THEREAFTER.



FORECAST COLD FRONT [2] ENTERING AREA FROM WEST NEAR 54S068E 58S073E

59S067E AT

291200UTC, THEN NEAR 51S080E 55S100E 60S104E 65S088E AT 301200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER EAST OF COLD

FRONT [2]

AND WITHIN 660NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [1], AND NORTHERLY QUARTER WITHIN

240NM

WEST OF COLD FRONT [1] AND EAST OF COLD FRONT [2]. WIND SPEEDS 20/33

KNOTS.

ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY WITHIN 240NM

OF COLD

FRONTS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 64S080E 62S090E 64S110E 64S130E 64S150E 63S160E.



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 WEDNESDAY.=