IDY10230 SECURITE High Seas Forecast for North Eastern METAREA 10 NORTHEASTERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 25S, 142E TO 170E Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 7 October 2025 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 071800 UTC Trough 02S162E 06S170E, forecast near 02S156E 04S164E 07S170E at 090000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Within 60nm of Vitiaz Strait: Southeasterly 15/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots at times. Rough seas. Low swell. Between line 09S142E 07S164E 07S170E and line 14S142E 24S165E 24S170E: Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell increasing to low to moderate swell south of line 20S170E 24S162E. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell increasing to low to moderate swell south of line 20S170E 24S162E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly north of line 15S142E 19S146E 13S164E 14S170E. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation. 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. WEATHER MELBOURNE The next routine forecast will be issued at 08:00 UTC Wednesday.