FQAU24 AMMC 050800

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 5 NOVEMBER 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 11.

MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 12.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 050600 UTC

COLD FRONT [1] 50S139E 54S138E TO LOW [1] 959HPA NEAR 56S140E.

FORECAST 50S156E

TO LOW [1] 947HPA NEAR 64S153E AT 061200UTC.



RIDGE 50S100E 60S093E. FORECAST 50S123E 61S122E AT 061200UTC.



FORECAST TROUGH 48S083E 62S080E AT 051200UTC, THEN 54S092E 61S088E AT

060000UTC

AND WEAKENING THEREAFTER.



FORECAST COLD FRONT [2] 37S087E 42S091E TO LOW [2] 979HPA NEAR

50S086E AT

051500UTC TO ENTER AREA FROM THE NORTH, THEN 50S108E TO LOW [2]

955HPA NEAR

58S099E AT 061200UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:



SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS EAST OF RIDGE BECOMING NORTHERLY QUARTER

WINDS EAST

OF COLD FRONT [1] AND WITHIN 480NM EAST OF COLD FRONT [2]. WINDS

WESTERLY

QUARTER WEST OF TROUGH AND COLD FRONT [2]. WINDS TURNING CLOCKWISE

WITHIN 240NM

OF LOW [1] AND 180NM 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 120NM OF

FRONTS AND TROUGH AND WITHIN 300NM OF LOWS. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW

2NM IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 57S080E 58S090E 60S100E 60S110E 61S120E 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 20:00 UTC THURSDAY.=