WOAU45 AMMC 281800

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 1800UTC 28 AUGUST 2026



GALE WARNING 5 FOR SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN AREAS



SITUATION AT 281800UTC

VIGOROUS WESTERLY FLOW.



AREA AFFECTED

BOUNDED BY 55S128E 59S128E 58S144E 55S160E 43S160E 43S141E 54S140E

55S128E.



FORECAST

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 30/40 KNOTS THROUGHOUT AREA. 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 0100 UTC 29 AUGUST 2026=