WOAU48 AMMC 150618

IDY21070

40:2:1:04:70S075E25090:01:00

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10

ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

AT 0618UTC 15 APRIL 2025



GALE WARNING 8 FOR SOUTHERN AREA



SITUATION AT 0600UTC

VIGOROUS CLOCKWISE FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW 944HPA NEAR 64S130E.

FORECAST LOW

949HPA NEAR 65S133E AT 151200UTC, LOW 956HPA NEAR 65S136E AT

151800UTC, LOW

968HPA NEAR 65S140E AT 160000UTC AND LOW 971HPA NEAR 65S147E AT

160600UTC.



AREA AFFECTED

BOUNDED BY 61S155E 65S156E 65S116E 59S124E 59S149E 61S155E.



FORECAST

CLOCKWISE WINDS 34/47 KNOTS WITHIN 360NM OF LOW IN ALL QUADRANTS,

CONTRACTING

TO THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE ONLY FROM 150900UTC. WINDS TENDING

WESTERLY QUARTER

WITHIN 300NM OF THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW FROM 151800UTC,

AND EASING

BELOW 34 KNOTS WEST OF 140E BY 160600UTC. 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 1300 UTC 15 APRIL 2025=