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 2300 UTC 5 October 2024 Part 1 Warnings Melbourne Gale Warning 2. Melbourne Gale Warning 12. Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC Cold front [1] 38S143E 41S147E 44S143E. Forecast cold front [1] 38S161E 46S151E at 060900UTC and weakening thereafter. Cold front [2] 41S111E 45S125E. Forecast cold front [2] 40S123E 43S132E to low 981hPa near 46S136E at 060600UTC, and cold front [2] 38S141E 41S148E low 982hPa near 48S150E at 070000UTC. Warm front 45S125E 44S130E. Forecast warm front 50S153E 50S159E at 070000UTC. Forecast trough entering from the west near 46S131E 50S132E at 060000UTC, trough from low 982hPa near 48S150E to trough 50S153E at 070000UTC. Part 3 Forecast South of line 37S129E 34S154E 39S164E, outside warning areas: Westerly quarter winds tending northwesterly quarter winds east of cold front [1] and [2], and east of trough, turning southwesterly quarter winds west of cold front [2] and trough. Clockwise winds within 180nm of low. Wind speeds 25/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. Within 180nm of line 31S160E 35S168E: Northwesterly quarter 20/30 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 120nm of fronts, trough, lows, and within 120nm of line 33S164E 35S168E. 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 Sunday.