FQAU24 AMMC 082100

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 2300 UTC 8 MAY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 5.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 11.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 12.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 081800 UTC

COLD FRONT 50S098E TO LOW [1] 973HPA NEAR 51S097E TO WARM FRONT NEAR

56S102E

59S115E. FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 56S130E 62S136E 64S126E TO LOW [1]

950HPA

NEAR 63S115E TO WARM FRONT NEAR 64S126E 63S133E 60S143E AT 100000UTC.



LOW [2] 979HPA NEAR 62S080E. FORECAST LOW [2] 971HPA NEAR 64S082E AT

100000UTC.



LOW [3] NORTH OF AREA, FORECAST TO ENTER 971HPA NEAR 50S094E AT

100000UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS SHIFTING SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER EAST OF 146E

AND TURNING

CLOCKWISE WITHIN 180NM OF LOW [2], 420NM OF LOW [3] AND WITHIN 600NM

OF LOW

[1]. WIND SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY WITHIN 240NM

OF FRONTS

AND 300NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 64S080E 63S100E 63S120E 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 09:00 UTC SATURDAY.=