FQAU24 AMMC 070900

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 7 AUGUST 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 5.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 6.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 070600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] 50S120E 53S117E TO LOW 970HPA NEAR 52S113E. FORECAST

51S131E

59S134E 62S132E TO LOW 973HPA NEAR 60S127E AT 081200UTC.



COLD FRONT [2] 50S136E 55S137E 59S144E. FORECAST 59S152E 64S155E AT

080000UTC

AND WEAKENING THEREAFTER.



FORECAST TROUGH 54S096E 59S095E DEVELOPING BY 071200UTC, AND THEN

50S120E

57S119E 60S115E AT 081200UTC.



RIDGE 56S096E 50S093E. FORECAST 50S113E 56S116E AT 080000UTC AND

WEAKENING

THEREAFTER.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY WITHIN 240NM EAST OF

COLD FRONTS

AND WITHIN 120NM EAST OF TROUGH, TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 180NM OF

LOW. WINDS

SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER EAST OF RIDGE. 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, TROUGH AND LOW. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 58S080E 58S090E 59S100E 61S110E 62S120E 63S130E 62S140E

62S150E

61S160E.



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.=