FQAU24 AMMC 280900

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 28 JULY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 9.

MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 11.

FINAL MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 7.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 280600 UTC





COLD FRONT [1] 50S116E 52S123E 58S127E TO LOW [1] 970HPA NEAR

63S117E. FORECAST

COLD FRONT [1] 46S144E 50S149E 60S151E TO LOW [1] 983HPA NEAR 64S140E

AT

291200UTC.



COLD FRONT [2] 50S092E TO LOW [2] 962HPA NEAR 59S091E. FORECAST COLD

FRONT [2]

55S123E 59S124E TO LOW [2] 970HPA NEAR 62S100E AT 291200UTC.



FORECAST COLD FRONT [3] TO ENTER AREA FROM THE NORTH NEAR 50S093E TO

LOW [3]

971HPA ENTERING FROM NORTH NEAR 51S094E AT 290300UTC, COLD FRONT [3]

NEAR

50S103E TO LOW [3] 964HPA NEAR 53S103E AT 291200UTC.



TROUGH NEAR 50S149E 52S157E. FORECAST LOW [4] 997HPA ENTERING AREA

FROM THE

NORTH NEAR 50S157E AT 290600UTC, THEN TROUGH 50S158E TO LOW [4]

996HPA NEAR

51S159E TO TROUGH 52S167E AT 281200UTC.



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

TROUGH, WITHIN

120NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [1] AND WITHIN 180NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [2].

WINDS

TENDING SOUTHEASTERLY WITHIN 60NM SOUTH OF TROUGH, SOUTHWESTERLY WEST

OF COLD

FRONT [3], AND TENDING NORTHERLY WITHIN 420NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [3].

CLOCKWISE

WINDS WITHIN 300NM OF LOW [1] AND LOW [3], WITHIN 480NM OF LOW [2],

AND WITHIN

120NM OF LOW [4]. 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

FRONTS AND TROUGH, WITHIN 240NM OF LOW [1] AND LOW [3], WITHIN 360NM

OF LOW [2]

AND 120NM OF LOW [4]. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 59S080E 60S090E 60S100E 61S110E 61S120E 62S130E

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 TUESDAY.=