Ocean Wind Warnings Sample

EXAMPLE ONLY - THIS IS NOT A WARNING

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High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, BNOC
At 2356UTC 16 January 2019

GALE WARNING FOR WESTERN AREA

PLEASE BE AWARE
Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here,
and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.

SITUATION AT 0000UTC
Vigorous westerly flow.

AREA AFFECTED
Area bounded by 50S080E 50S111E 48S112E 45S108E 43S080E 50S080E.

FORECAST
Westerly quarter winds 34/47 knots. Winds easing below 34 knots west of 083E by
171200UTC, west of 089E by 171800UTC, and west of 096E by 180000UTC. Very rough
to high seas. Moderate to heavy swell.

EXAMPLE ONLY - THIS IS NOT A WARNING

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