WOAU15 AMMC 240549 IDY21040 40:2:1:04:70S125E35045:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 0549UTC 24 July 2025 GALE WARNING 5 FOR SOUTHERN AREA SITUATION AT 240600UTC Vigorous flow associated with cold front 55S140E 63S143E. Forecast 58S145E 64S148E at 241200UTC, 60S150E 65S154E at 241800UTC, 60S153E 64S158E at 250000UTC, then weakening. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 61S140E 65S150E 65S160E 61S160E 54S141E 61S140E. FORECAST Northerly quarter winds 30/40 knots within 240nm east of cold front. Winds easing below 34 knots throughout area by 250000UTC. 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