FQAU24 AMMC 112100

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 11 SEPTEMBER 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 7.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 9.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 10.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 111800 UTC

LOW [1] 975HPA NEAR 60S153E. FORECAST 976HPA NEAR 58S164E AT

120300UTC.



COLD FRONT NEAR 50S107E 55S105E TO LOW [2] 950HPA NEAR 55S100E TO

WARM FRONT

58S101E 62S112E 60S121E. FORECAST NEAR 50S128E 57S135E 62S135E

63S123E TO LOW

[2] 941HPA NEAR 61S112E TO WARM FRONT 64S123E 63S142E AT 130000UTC.



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 900NM

EAST OF COLD

FRONT, BECOMING EASTERLY QUARTER SOUTH OF WARM FRONT, TURNING

CLOCKWISE WITHIN

750NM OF LOW [2], WITHIN 210NM OF LOW [1]. WINDS 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 420NM OF LOW [2] AND 210NM OF LOW [1]. VISIBILITY REDUCING

BELOW 2NM

IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 57S080E 59S090E 59S100E 61S110E 62S120E 63S130E 62S140E

61S150E

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 09:00 UTC SATURDAY.=