Bureau of Meteorology: Ocean Wind Warning Sample

IDV21000
SECURITE
HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, MELBOURNE
AT 1931UTC 14 JULY 2004
STORM/GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN AREA

Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.

Situation
AT 141700UTC VIGOROUS WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY AIRFLOW SOUTH OF THE CONTINENT WITH AN EMBEDDED COLD FRONT 40S121E/50S136E MOVING EAST AT 35/45 KNOTS.

Area Affected
WITHIN 43S141E/43S148E/45S150E/45S160E/50S160E/50S141E/43S141E.

Forecast
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 30/40 KNOTS OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN WATERS GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE AFFECTED AREA OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS. WINDS 45/50 KNOTS SOUTHWEST OF LINE 47S141E/50S146E UNTIL 0300UTC. SEAS RISING VERY ROUGH/HIGH. HEAVY SWELL. WEATHER MELBOURNE

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Last updated November 2004