WOAU09 AMMC 041149

IDY21080

40:2:1:04:70S075E35060:01:00

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10

ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

AT 1149UTC 4 APRIL 2026



GALE WARNING 9 FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS



SITUATION AT 041200UTC

VIGOROUS WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING.



AREA AFFECTED

BOUNDED BY 50S080E 46S092E 52S095E 55S080E 50S080E.



FORECAST

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 30/40 KNOTS DEVELOPING AFTER 041800UTC

THROUGHOUT AREA.

WINDS EASING BELOW 34 KNOTS BY 050300UTC. 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 1900 UTC 04 APRIL 2026=