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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 17 October 2021
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC
Cold front near 40S130E 46S145E 50S154E. Forecast near 35S152E 44S165E at
190000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.
East of line 50S153E 45S146E:
Northwesterly quarter winds 20/30 knots within 300nm east of cold front. Rough
seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Northerly quarter winds 20/30 knots west of line 44S131E 50S134E from
181800UTC. Winds not exceeding 25 knots remainder. Moderate to rough seas,
rising to rough seas with stronger winds. Low to moderate swell, increasing to
moderate to heavy swell south of line 45S143E 36S160E 36S165E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 240nm of front
and west of line 25S155E 35S156E. 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 Monday.
