FQAU24 AMMC 282100

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 2300 UTC 28 AUGUST 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 3.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 2.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 5.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 6.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 11.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 281800 UTC



WARM FRONT 50S158E 55S158E TO LOW [1] 985HPA NEAR 57S153E. FORECAST

WARM FRONT

EAST OF AREA THEREAFTER WITH JUST LOW [1] 956HPA NEAR 57S160E AT

290000UTC,

ALSO EAST OF AREA THEREAFTER.



LOW [2] 948HPA SOUTH OF ICE EDGE NEAR 64S150E. FORECAST LOW [2]

959HPA NEAR

64S150E AT 291800UTC, EAST OF AREA THEREAFTER.



TROUGH 55S104E TO LOW [3] 966HPA NEAR 60S120E. FORECAST DECAYING

TROUGH 56S112E

TO LOW [3] 968HPA NEAR 61S127E AT 290000UTC, THEN JUST LOW [3] 982HPA

NEAR

59S141E AT 300000UTC.



FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA NEAR 50S082E 56S083E 59S082E AT

300000UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



NORTH OF LINE 56S090E 56S111E:

WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO

HEAVY SWELL.



REMAINDER, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER EAST OF WARM

FRONT,

SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER NORTH OF TROUGH, AND TURNING CLOCKWISE

WITHIN

360NM OF LOWS. WIND SPEED 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

MODERATE TO

HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY

WITHIN 240NM OF

FRONTS, TROUGH AND LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 58S080E 58S100E 62S120E 62S130E 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 09:00 UTC SATURDAY.=