FQAU24 AMMC 140900

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 14 AUGUST 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 2.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 3.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 4.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 6.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 8.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 140600 UTC



COLD FRONT 50S104E 56S106E 61S107E. FORECAST NEAR 50S125E 55S128E

60S138E

62S138E 64S131E AT 151200UTC.



WARM FRONT [1] NEAR 50S134E 53S131E TO LOW [1] 987HPA NEAR 54S120E.

FORECAST

EAST OF AREA NEAR 46S159E 48S161E TO LOW [1] 1018HPA 51S160E AT

151200UTC.



FORECAST DEVELOPING WARM FRONT [2] NEAR 56S129E 61S114E AT 141800UTC,

AND NEAR

60S149E 63S141E TO SOUTH OF ICE EDGE NEAR 64S131E AT 151200UTC.



LOW [2] 941HPA SOUTH OF ICE EDGE NEAR 62S084E. FORECAST 947HPA SOUTH

OF ICE

EDGE NEAR 60S089E AT 151200UTC.



TROUGH [1] NEAR 50S094E 54S095E 56S097E 59S097E. FORECAST NEAR

55S116E 59S116E

62S111E AT 151200UTC.



FORECAST TROUGH [2] DEVELOPING NEAR 53S080E 56S086E AT 141200UTC, AND

NEAR

50S096E 52S097E 57S098E 60S093E AT 151200UTC.



FORECAST DEVELOPING TROUGH [3] NEAR 57S084E 55S080E AT 150600UTC, AND

NEAR

51S085E 54S088E 57S089E AT 151200UTC.



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 180NM

EAST OF

COLD FRONT, NORTH OF WARM FRONTS AND WITHIN 180NM EAST OF TROUGH [1]

AND [2],

SHIFTING NORTHEASTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 240NM SOUTH OF WARM FRONT [2],

SHIFTING

SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 180NM WEST OF COLD FRONT TROUGH [2] AND

[3], AND

TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 180NM OF LOW [1] AND WITHIN 420NM OF LOW

[2]. WIND

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

SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT

MOST OF

AREA, MAINLY WITHIN 240NM OF FRONTS, TROUGHS AND LOWS. VISIBILITY

REDUCING

BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 59S080E 59S100E 61S110E 61S120E 63S130E 63S150E 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.=