FQAU24 AMMC 300900

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 30 SEPTEMBER 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 9.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 11.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 12.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 300600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] NEAR 50S133E TO LOW [1] 983HPA NEAR 51S132E TO WARM

FRONT [1]

NEAR 51S132E 51S137E. FORECAST COLD FRONT [1] NEAR 56S160E TO LOW [1]

967HPA

NEAR 58S151E TO WARM FRONT [1] NEAR 61S156E 60S160E AT 011200UTC.



TROUGH [1] 50S127E 56S123E. FORECAST TROUGH [1] 52S137E 58S131E AT

010000UTC

AND DECAYING THEREAFTER.



COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 50S082E TO LOW [2] 964HPA NEAR 56S083E TO WARM

FRONT [2]

NEAR 56S083E 55S094E 54S099E. FORECAST COLD FRONT [2] NEAR 50S108E

57S116E TO

LOW 912HPA NEAR 61S099E TO WARM FRONT [2] NEAR 62S119E 56S132E AT

011200UTC.





TROUGH [2] WEST OF AREA, FORECAST TO ENTER NEAR 50S080E 53S081E AT

010300UTC,

AND FORECAST NEAR 50S090E 56S093E AT 011200UTC.



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 120NM

EAST OF

TROUGHS, 660NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [1] AND WITHIN 1080NM EAST OF COLD

FRONT [2].

WINDS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 180NM SOUTHEAST OF WARM

FRONTS FROM

301200UTC AND TENDING SOUTHWESTERLY WITHIN 480NM WEST OF COLD FRONTS

AND

TROUGHS. WINDS TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 300NM OF LOW [1] AND WITHIN

1200NM OF

LOW [2]. 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 WITHIN 360NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 58S080E 58S090E 60S100E 62S120E 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 21:00 UTC WEDNESDAY.=