FQAU24 AMMC 050900

IDY10250

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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 5 JUNE 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 2.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 1.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 4.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 6.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 11.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 050600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] 50S152E 55S154E 59S151E TO LOW [1] 938HPA NEAR

60S139E. FORECAST

DECAYING COLD FRONT [1] 59S161E 62S155E TO LOW [1] 942HPA NEAR

63S132E, THEN

JUST LOW [1] 959HPA NEAR 64S132E AT 061200UTC.



FORECAST WARM FRONT ENTERING AREA FROM NORTH 51S120E 50S140E AT

060300UTC.

FORECAST COLD FRONT [2] 50S126E 52S129E TO WARM FRONT 54S139E 50S156E

AT

061200UTC.



FORECAST COLD FRONT [3] ENTERING FROM THE NORTH NEAR 50S142E 52S140E

AT

052100UTC. FORECAST COLD FRONT [3] 50S160E 54S157E AT 060900UTC,

EXITING AREA

TO THE EAST THEREAFTER.



COLD FRONT [4] 50S087E TO LOW [2] 968HPA NEAR 54S087E. FORECAST COLD

FRONT [4]

50S118E 53S113E TO LOW [2] 957HPA NEAR 54S107E AT 061200UTC.



LOW [3] 958HPA NEAR 60S105E. FORECAST LOW [2] 965HPA NEAR 61S112E AT

061200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE OF AREA, OUTSIDE OF WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHERLY QUARTER WITHIN 300NM EAST

OF COLD

FRONT [1] AND WITHIN 120NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [2], SHIFTING

NORTHWESTERLY

QUARTER WITHIN 240NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [3], TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN

360NM 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

EAST OF COLD FRONTS, 180NM OF LOWS 180NM NORTH OF WARM FRONT.

VISIBILITY

REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 62S080E 61S090E 62S100E 62S110E 63S120E 63S149E

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.=