IDY10210 SECURITE High Seas Forecast for South Eastern METAREA 10 SOUTH EASTERN AREA: COAST AT 25S TO 25S170E TO 29S170E TO 45S160E TO 50S160E TO 50S129E TO COAST AT 129E Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 18 October 2021 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC Trough 40S136E 45S156E 50S165E. Forecast 33S151E 37S154E 42S165E at 191200UTC. High 1023hPa near 48S133E. Forecast 1032hPa near 46S154E at 191200UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings. Within 300nm south of trough: Southeast quarter winds reaching 20/30 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. West of 140E after 181200UTC: Northerly quarter winds increasing to 20/33 knots. Seas rising moderate to rough. Moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 240nm of trough and within 180nm of NSW coast. 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 20:00 UTC Monday.