FQAU24 AMMC 062000

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 6 NOVEMBER 2026



PART 1 WARNINGS

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

WEATHER

SYSTEM.



MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 11.

MELBOURNE GALE WARNING 12.



PART 2 SITUATION AT 061800 UTC

COLD FRONT 50S115E 56S114E 59S101E. FORECAST NEAR 52S139E 59S138E

63S132E AT

071200UTC AND DECAYING THEREAFTER.



TROUGH [1] 50S153E 62S155E 64S155E. FORECAST TROUGH [1] 50S158E

57S160E AT

070600UTC AND MOVING EAST THEREAFTER.



TROUGH [2] NEAR 50S093E TO LOW 950HPA NEAR 59S101E. FORECAST TROUGH

[2] NEAR

50S115E TO LOW 956HPA NEAR 61S116E AT 080000UTC.



WARM FRONT WEST OF AREA, FORECAST TO ENTER NEAR 50S083E 55S080E AT

071200UTC,

AND FORECAST NEAR 50S088E 55S086E 58S080E AT 080000UTC.



PART 3 FORECAST

REFER TO LATEST WARNINGS FOR DETAILS OF THE AREA AFFECTED.



WHOLE AREA, OUTSIDE WARNING AREAS:

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS, SHIFTING NORTHERLY QUARTER WITHIN 360NM EAST

OF COLD

FRONT AND WARM FRONT, TURNING NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 660NM EAST

OF

TROUGHS AND WEST OF WARM FRONT AND SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WITHIN 720NM

WEST OF

TROUGHS. WINDS TURNING CLOCKWISE WITHIN 600NM OF LOW. WIND SPEEDS

20/33 KNOTS.

ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.





RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 300NM

OF FRONTS

AND TROUGHS, AND WITHIN 480NM OF LOW. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM

IN

PRECIPITATION.



PART 4 ICE EDGE

APPROXIMATELY 57S080E 60S100E 61S120E 63S130E 62S140E 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 08:00 UTC SATURDAY.=