FQAU24 AMMC 252100

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 25 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 4.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 5.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 251800 UTC

TROUGH [1] 50S148E 57S156E. FORECAST TROUGH [1] NEAR 50S158E 57S168E

AT

260300UTC, THEN EAST OF AREA THEREAFTER.



WARM FRONT 55S108E 50S089E. FORECAST WARM FRONT NEAR 55S108E 50S089E

AT

270000UTC.



FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 55S108E 50S089E AT 261200UTC, THEN NEAR

50S087E

62S090E AT 270000UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER NORTHWEST OF

WARM FRONT,

WITHIN 360NM OF COLD FRONT. WINDS SHIFTING SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WEST

OF COLD

FRONT, AND WITHIN 480NM OF TROUGH. WIND SPEEDS 20/33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO

VERY ROUGH

SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY

WITHIN 300NM OF

FEATURES. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 57S080E 59S100E 62S130E 62S140E 60S150E 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.=