WOAU46 AMMC 092357

IDY21050

40:2:1:04:70S100E35060:01:00

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10

ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

AT 2357UTC 9 OCTOBER 2026



GALE WARNING 6 FOR WESTERN, SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN AREAS



SITUATION AT 100000UTC

VIGOROUS FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGH 42S133E 45S134E 49S136E.

FORECAST 41S137E

47S140E 50S140E AT 100600UTC, 44S143E 47S145E 53S145E AT 101200UTC,

46S149E

50S151E 55S151E 55S151E AT 101800UTC AND 51S155E 54S158E 59S158E AT

110000UTC.



AREA AFFECTED

BOUNDED BY 46S121E 39S133E 45S151E 54S161E 60S156E 56S148E 49S125E

46S121E.



FORECAST

WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS WITHIN 660NM WEST OF TROUGH, SHIFTING

NORTHWESTERLY

QUARTER WITHIN 180NM EAST OF TROUGH. WIND SPEEDS 34/47 KNOTS. VERY

ROUGH TO

HIGH 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 0700 UTC 10 OCTOBER 2026=