FQAU24 AMMC 170900

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 17 JULY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 5.

MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 6.

MELBOURNE FINAL GALE WARNING 3.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 170600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] 54S139E 63S150E. FORECAST NEAR 52S161E 64S170E AT

171800UTC,

EXITING EAST THEREAFTER.



COLD FRONT [2] 40S062E TO LOW 986HPA NEAR 57S079E TO WARM FRONT

59S100E.

FORECAST COLD FRONT [2] 39S077E 46S090E TO LOW 977HPA NEAR 59S100E TO

WARM

FRONT 62S117E AT 181200UTC.



FORECAST TROUGH ENTERING FROM WEST NEAR 52S076E 56S082E AT 172100UTC,

THEN NEAR

50S087E 56S092E AT 181200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 300NM

WEST OF

TROUGH, SHIFTING EASTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 300NM OF LOW IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMICIRCLE, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY WITHIN 300NM EAST OF COLD FRONT

[1] AND

WITHIN 420NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [2]. WIND SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH

TO VERY

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 59S090E 62S120E 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.=