FQAU24 AMMC 030900

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 3 JULY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 3.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 7.

MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 8.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 9.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 10.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 030600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] NEAR 50S155E 60S154E TO LOW [1] 955HPA NEAR 60S139E.

FORECAST

COLD FRONT [1] NEAR 59S160E TO LOW [1] 976HPA NEAR 59S158E AT

040600UTC, AND

EAST OF AREA THEREAFTER.



COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 50S091E TO LOW [2] 961HPA NEAR 53S090E TO WARM

FRONT NEAR

55S099E 51S114E. FORECAST COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 50S109E 60S109E TO LOW

[2] 923HPA

NEAR 60S095E TO WARM FRONT NEAR 63S106E 64S127E 61S136E AT 041200UTC.



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 [1]

AND WITHIN 360NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [2] AND EASTERLY QUARTER SOUTH OF

WARM

FRONT. CLOCKWISE WINDS WITHIN 600NM OF LOWS. WIND SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS.

MODERATE

TO ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 240NM OF

FRONTS, AND WITHIN 420NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 60S080E 60S090E 62S110E 63S130E 63S140E 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.=