FQAU24 AMMC 060900

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 6 SEPTEMBER 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WARNING 4.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 2.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 060600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] 50S142E 60S146E 63S143E. FORECAST 50S160E 60S164E

63S160E AT

070300UTC, EXITING EAST.



COLD FRONT [2] 50S105E 53S110E 57S110E TO LOW 927 HPA NEAR 58S103E TO

WARM

FRONT [1] NEAR 58S119E 50S121E. FORECAST COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 50S135E

58S148E

62S137E TO LOW 929HPA NEAR 63S124E TO WARM FRONT [1] NEAR 61S154E

49S155E AT

071200UTC.



FORECAST WARM FRONT [2] NEAR 47S082E 50S080E 52S070E AT 062100UTC,

ENTERING

FROM WEST, THEN NEAR 54S101E 56S092E 55S080E AT 071200UTC.



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 300NM

EAST OF

COLD FRONTS, WITHIN 240NM EAST OF WARM FRONTS, SHIFTING EASTERLY

QUARTER WITHIN

180NM SOUTH OF WARM FRONTS, AND CLOCKWISE WITHIN 600NM OF LOW. WIND

SPEEDS

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



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY

WITHIN 240NM OF

FRONTS AND LOW. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 58S080E 59S100E 60S110E 62S120E 62S160E 58S080E.



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 SUNDAY.=