FQAU24 AMMC 092000

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 9 OCTOBER 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 6.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 7.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 091800 UTC

RIDGE 50S080E 62S084E. FORECAST 50S095E 61S096E AT 110000UTC.



TROUGH 36S132E 45S139E TO LOW 965HPA NEAR 48S130E. FORECAST 44S147E

48S149E

50S148E TO LOW 953HPA NEAR 60S144E AT 101200UTC AND 50S159E 59S159E

TO LOW

963HPA NEAR 63S145E AT 110000UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS WITHIN 660NM EAST OF RIDGE, TURNING

NORTHWESTERLY

QUARTER WEST OF RIDGE. NORTHERLY QUARTER WINDS EAST OF 145E INITIALLY

THEN

TURNING WESTERLY QUARTER WEST 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 240NM OF

TROUGH AND WEST OF RIDGE.. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 57S080E 58S090E 60S100E 60S110E 62S120E 63S130E 62S140E

62S150E

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 08:00 UTC SATURDAY.=