WOAU18 AMMC 310556 IDY21070 40:2:1:04:70S100E35060:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 0556UTC 31 October 2025 GALE WARNING 8 FOR WESTERN, SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS SITUATION AT 310600UTC Vigorous northwesterly flow associated with cold front 37S118E 47S122E, forecast 43S125E 50S126E at 311200UTC, 49S131E 51S131E at 311800UTC then weakening. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 50S123E 52S133E 49S133E 37S118E 50S123E. FORECAST Northwesterly quarter winds 30/40 knots within 120nm east of cold front, and easing below 34 knots from 311800UTC. 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 31 October 2025