WOAU48 AMMC 141751

IDY21070

40:2:1:04:70S075E35060:01:00

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10

ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

AT 1750UTC 14 AUGUST 2026



GALE WARNING 8 FOR SOUTHERN AREA



SITUATION AT 141800UTC

TROUGH NEAR 53S086E 56S088E. FORECAST 54S093E 58S092E AT 150600UTC,

AND MOVING

SOUTH OF ICE EDGE THEREAFTER.



AREA AFFECTED

BOUNDED BY 54S080E 57S091E 61S092E 60S098E 55S100E 52S083E 54S080E.



FORECAST

SOUTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS WITHIN 90NM OF TROUGH, SHIFTING

NORTHWESTERLY

QUARTER WITHIN 90NM EAST OF TROUGH. WIND SPEED 30/40 KNOTS, EASING

BELOW 34

KNOTS THROUGHOUT BY 150600UTC. ROUGH TO 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 0100 UTC 15 AUGUST 2026=