WOAU01 AMMC 240552 IDY21000 40:2:1:04:70S100E35060:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 0552UTC 24 July 2025 GALE WARNING 1 FOR SOUTHERN AREA SITUATION AT 240600UTC Vigorous flow associated with cold front 52S117E 56S114E. Forecast 52S123E 55S121E at 241200UTC, 51S127E 54S128E at 241800UTC, and 51S131E 54S134E at 250000UTC. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 51S128E 54S128E 57S108E 53S110E 51S128E. FORECAST Vigorous westerly quarter winds within 240nm west of the cold front. Winds speed 30/40 knots, easing below 34 knots throughout by 242100UTC. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. 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. The next alert will be issued by 1300 UTC 24 July 2025