WOAU09 AMMC 031728

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 1728UTC 3 JULY 2026



GALE WARNING 9 FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS



SITUATION AT 031800UTC

VIGOROUS FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGH 34S089E 46S092E. FORECAST

34S094E 46S098E

AT 040000UTC, 36S098E 44S102E 50S102E AT 040600UTC, 42S107E 54S109E

53S108E AT

041200UTC, AND THEN DISSIPATING.



AREA AFFECTED

BOUNDED BY 39S080E 34S087E 45S110E 53S113E 57S080E 39S080E.



FORECAST

NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS WITHIN 120NM EAST OF TROUGH, SHIFTING

SOUTHWESTERLY

QUARTER WITHIN 720NM SOUTHWEST OF TROUGH, AND TENDING SOUTHWESTERLY

QUARTER

WITHIN 720NM WEST OF TROUGH AFTER 040600UTC. WIND SPEEDS 30/40 KNOTS.

ROUGH TO

VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.



GALES COVERED BY MELBOURNE STORM FORCE WIND WARNING 8 FROM 041200UTC.



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 0100 UTC 04 JULY 2026=