FQAU24 AMMC 020900

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 2 SEPTEMBER 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 9.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 12.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 020600 UTC

WARM FRONT NEAR 55S160E 60S148E TO LOW [1] 947HPA NEAR 59S133E.

FORECAST WARM

FRONT DISSIPATING AND LOW [1] 956HPA NEAR 61S153E AT 031200UTC.



LOW [2] 946HPA NEAR 57S126E. FORECAST LOW [2] 958HPA NEAR 57S143E AT

031200UTC.



FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING FROM WEST OF AREA NEAR 50S082E 54S087E

57S085E

58S080E AT 030000UTC, NEAR 50S091E 57S094E 60S089E TO LOW [3] 959HPA

58S080E AT

031200UTC.



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 COLD

FRONT,

NORTHEASTERLY QUARTER SOUTH OF WARM FRONT, AND CLOCKWISE WITHIN 360NM

OF LOWS.

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

SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY

WITHIN 180NM OF

FRONTS AND 300NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 58S080E 58S090E 59S100E 61S110E 62S120E 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 WEDNESDAY.=