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Bureau of Meteorology: Marine Weather Warning Services

Introduction

These pages provide information on the Bureau of Meteorology's warnings services for the marine community. The information includes the types of warnings that are issued, when and where they are issued, and some examples.

Marine weather warnings

Coastal Waters Wind Warning
Ocean Wind Warning
Storm tide warning
Large wave warning

Definitions of wind strength used in coastal and high seas warnings

Strong Wind Warning (Coastal Waters only): from 26 knots and up to 33 knots
Gale Warning: from 34 knots and up to 47 knots
Storm Force Wind Warning: from 48 knots and up to 63 knots
Hurricane Force Wind Warning : 64 knots or more

Note: These wind speeds are 10-minute averages

Return to Main Warnings Information Page

Last updated November 2006

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