WOAU20 AMMC 150601

IDY21090

40:2:1:04:55S125E35050:01:00

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10

ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

AT 0601UTC 15 JANUARY 2026



GALE WARNING 10 FOR SOUTHEASTERN AREA



IMPACT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT THAT INCLUDES CYCLONIC CONDITIONS.

IT CAN

LEAD TO EXCESSIVE SHIP MOVEMENTS INCLUDING SEVERE ROLL, PITCH, AND

YAW, LEADING

TO REDUCED SHIP VESSEL CONTROL.



ACTION

MARINERS SHOULD TAKE EARLY AND ADEQUATE EVASIVE ACTION, ACTIVATE SHIP

SAFETY

PLANS, CHECK CARGO SECURING ARRANGEMENTS, AND IF POSSIBLE, AVOID THE

AREA.



SITUATION AT 150600UTC

DANGEROUS FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH LOW 1004HPA OVER LAND NEAR 37S149E.

FORECAST LOW

1003HPA NEAR 36.5S150.5E AT 151200UTC, LOW 1000HPA NEAR 36S151E TO

DEVELOPING

TROUGH 35S153E AT 151800UTC, LOW 1000HPA NEAR 35.5S151.5E TO TROUGH

33S155E AT

160000UTC, AND LOW 999HPA NEAR 35S152E TO TROUGH 34S154E 32S154E AT

160600UTC.



AREA AFFECTED

BOUNDED BY 39S143E 40S147E 39S151E 38S152E 36S156E 34S155E 34S151E

39S143E.



FORECAST

CLOCKWISE WINDS WITHIN 240NM OF LOW IN SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT.

CLOCKWISE WINDS

ALSO EXPANDING TO WITHIN 120NM OF THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE OF LOW BY

151200UTC.

WINDS THEN CONTRACTING TO JUST WITHIN 120NM OF LOW IN THE

SOUTHWESTERN

SEMICIRCLE AFTER 151800UTC. EASTERLY QUARTER WINDS DEVELOPING WITHIN

180NM

SOUTH OF TROUGH AFTER 151800UTC. WIND SPEEDS 30/40 KNOTS. ROUGH TO

VERY ROUGH

SEAS. MODERATE 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 15 JANUARY 2026=