FQAU24 AMMC 220900

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 22 MAY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 4.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 5.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 6.

FINAL MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 2.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 220600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] 50S103E 57S107E 63S107E. FORECAST NEAR 50S129E 64S139E

AT

231200UTC.



TROUGH NEAR 53S085E 56S091E TO LOW [1] 960HPA NEAR 59S091E. FORECAST

TROUGH

52S098E 57S102E TO LOW 966HPA NEAR 60S103E AT 221800UTC WITH LOW

DECAYING

THEREAFTER, THEN ONLY TROUGH 55S124E 60S126E 63S126E AT 231200UTC.



FORECAST WARM FRONT [1] NEAR 49S144E 50S137E 49S135E AT 221200UTC,

ENTERING

FROM NORTH, THEN NEAR 57S158E 58S151E 58S146E AT 231200UTC.



FORECAST WARM FRONT [2] NEAR 52S085E 53S081E 52S077E AT 230300UTC,

ENTERING

FROM NORTH, THEN NEAR 55S093E 56S091E 56S085E AT 231200UTC.



FORECAST COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 49S073E TO LOW [2] 986HPA NEAR 52S077E

AT

230300UTC, ENTERING FROM WEST, THEN COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 50S079E TO

LOW [2]

983HPA NEAR 56S085E AT 231200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



ENTIRE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 720NM

WEST OF COLD

FRONT [1] SHIFTING SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 720NM WEST OF TROUGH,

AND

SHIFTING NORTHERLY QUARTER NORTH OF WARM FRONT [2]. WINDS TURNING

CLOCKWISE

WITHIN 240NM OF LOW [1] AND WITHIN 90NM OF LOW [2]. WIND SPEEDS 20/33

KNOTS.

ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 120NM OF

TROUGH/FRONTS AND WITHIN 180NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM

IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 62S080E 62S100E 63S120E 64S130E 64S140E 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 FRIDAY.=