FQAU24 AMMC 150946

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 15 MAY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE FINAL GALE WARNING 4.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 8.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 9.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 150600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] 36S133E 62S142E 62S128E TO LOW [1] 953HPA NEAR

59S120E. FORECAST

38S142E 55S147E 62S173E TO LOW [1] 941HPA NEAR 65S147E AT 161200UTC.



COLD FRONT [2] 40S098E 47S113E TO LOW [2] 974HPA NEAR 53S113E.

FORECAST 39S129E

50S140E 64S135E TO LOW [2] 963HPA NEAR 62S132E AT 161200UTC.



WARM FRONT 50S092E 55S088E 59S080E. FORECAST 50S115E 53S113E 63S092E

AT

161200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



EAST OF LINE 50S101E 55S102E 64S113E, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

NORTHERLY QUARTER WINDS EAST OF FRONT [1] SHIFTING NORTHWEST QUARTER

EAST OF

FRONT [2] THEN SOUTHWEST QUARTER WEST OF FRONT [2]. CLOCKWISE WINDS

WITHIN

240NM OF LOWS [1] AND [2]. WIND SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.

MODERATE TO

HEAVY SWELL.



WEST OF WARM FRONT, NORTH OF 60S:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS REACHING 20/30 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

MODERATE

SWELL.



REMAINDER:

WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 25 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW TO

MODERATE SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 240NM OF

FRONTS AND WITHIN 300NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 62S080E 63S110E 64S130E 64S140E 63S150E 62S160E.



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.=