FQAU24 AMMC 080900

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 8 JULY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 7.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 4.

MELBOURNE FINAL GALE WARNING 2.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 080600 UTC



COLD FRONT [1] 52S120E 59S129E 62S126E. FORECAST 58S157E 62S160E AT

090000UTC

AND THEN MOVING EAST OF AREA.



COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 50S093E 59S087E. FORECAST 50S108E 55S109E 60S104E

AT

090000UTC AND THEN DECAYING.



COLD FRONT [3] FORECAST WEST OF AREA NEAR 50S079E 58S076E AT

081200UTC, THEN

50S086E 54S087E TO LOW 961HPA DEVELOPING NEAR 56S084E AT 081800UTC,

AND 50S109E

55S109E TO LOW 963HPA NEAR 58S101E AT 091200UTC.



TROUGH NEAR 50S138E 58S148E. FORECAST NEAR 55S156E 58S164E AT

081800UTC, THEN

MOVING EAST OF AREA.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 300NM

EAST OF

FRONTS, BECOMING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 180NM OF LOW. WIND SPEEDS 20/33

KNOTS. ROUGH

SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 180NM OF

FRONTS, TROUGH, AND LOW. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 59S080E 62S110E 63S130E 62S140E 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 WEDNESDAY.=