FQAU24 AMMC 060800

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 OCTOBER 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WARNING 1.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 3.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 12.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 060600 UTC

COLD FRONT 50S113E 57S118E 60S117E TO LOW [1] 943HPA NEAR 59S107E.

FORECAST LOW

[1] MOVING SOUTH OF ICE EDGE THEREAFTER AND COLD FRONT 50S131E

59S150E 62S152E

AT 071200UTC.



WARM FRONT 56S130E 61S121E 59S107E. FORECAST MOVING SOUTH OF WARM

FRONT

THEREAFTER.



TROUGH [1] 55S108E 50S106E. FORECAST 58S134E 61S137E 64S133E AT

071200UTC.



FORECAST TROUGH [2] DEVELOPING 50S095E TO LOW [2] 971HPA NEAR 57S093E

AT

061800UTC. FORECAST 54S108E TO LOW [2] 967HPA NEAR 50S110E AT

071200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:



WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS TURNING SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WEST OF TROUGH

[1] AND [2]

AND TURNING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WEST WITHIN 600NM EAST OF COLD

FRONT AND

WITHIN 300NM EAST OF TROUGH [1] AND WITHIN 180NM OF TROUGH [2]. WINDS

TURNING

NORTHEASTERLY WITHIN 120NM OF WARM FRONT. WINDS TURNING CLOCKWISE

WITHIN 120NM

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 240NM OF

LOWS AND FRONTS AND TROUGHS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 57S080E 58S090E 60S100E 63S130E 61S150E 62S160E



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 20:00 UTC TUESDAY.=