FQAU24 AMMC 310900

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 31 JULY 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 11

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 2

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 12.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 310600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] NEAR 50S145E 53S152E 59S158E 62S155E. FORECAST COLD

FRONT [1]

NEAR 50S156E 51S160E AT 311800UTC, AND EAST OF AREA THEREAFTER.



COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 54S080E 57S086E 61S080E. FORECAST COLD FRONT [2]

NEAR

50S101E 56S103E 62S110E AT 011200UTC.



WARM FRONT NEAR 56S092E 61S080E. FORECAST WARM FRONT NEAR 59S120E

63S110E AT

011200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHERLY QUARTER WINDS WITHIN 360NM

EAST OF

COLD FRONT [1], NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS WITHIN 300NM EAST OF COLD

FRONT

[2], AND NORTHEASTERLY QUARTER WINDS WITHIN 180NM SOUTH OF WARM

FRONT. WIND

SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY

SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY

WITHIN 240NM OF

FRONTS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 59S080E 59S090E 61S100E 61S120E 62S130E 61S140E

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.=