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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA 10
SOUTHEASTERN AREA: 28S/50S, 129E/170E
Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology National Meteorological and Oceanographic
Centre
FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING 2300 UTC 05 DECEMBER 2013
PLEASE BE AWARE
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum
waves may be up to twice the height.
Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne FINAL Gale Warning [3] issued 051849UTC:
Area bounded by 37S152E 37S150E 35S153E 36S153E 37S152E.
Melbourne Gale Warning [5] issued 051859UTC:
Area bounded by 35S160E 44S160E 46S158E 49S159E 49S156E 44S152E 39S153E 33S158E
35S160E.
New Zealand Gale Warning 048 issued 051757UTC:
At 051800UTC. Over waters east of 160E: Low 982hPa near 43S158E moving east
10kt.
In a belt 300 nautical miles wide centred on a line 35S157E 35S158E 36S163E:
Clockwise 40kt. Gale area moving south southeast 25kt.
Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC
Refer to latest warnings.
Cold front 28S158E 32S161E 37S162E to low 982 hPa near 45S157E to 50S160E.
Forecast 28S162E 33S168E 42S167E to low 972 hPa near 45S159E to 50S161E at
060600UTC and 28S167E 37S175E 50S170E 49S163E to low 974 hPa near 44S162E to
50S161E at 061800UTC.
Ridge from high 1020 hPa near 36S130E to 50S133E. Forecast from high 1020 hPa
near 36S137E to 40S140E at 060600UTC and from high 1020 hPa near 37S143E to
50S146E at 061800UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180nm of ridge and 420nm of high:
Variable winds below 15 knots. Slight seas. Low to moderate swell.
East of cold front:
NW quarter winds north of 40S, tending NE quarter south of 40S and clockwise
within 300nm of low. Wind speeds 15/25 knots, increasing to 20/30 knots within
180nm east of cold front. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder west of cold front, outside warning areas:
SW quarter winds tending NW quarter west of ridge and clockwise within 300nm of
low. Wind speeds 15/25 knots increasing to 20/30 knot east of 147E, reaching
25/33 knots within 120nm of warning areas. Moderate to rough seas. Winds
becoming SE quarter 10/20 knots with slight to moderate seas west of line
28S155E 38S150E. Moderate to heavy swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 240nm of low and
cold front. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms north of 45S between
150E and cold front. Isolated showers elsewhere away from ridge. Visibility
reducing below 2nm in precipitation.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
The next routine forecast will be issued at 0700 UTC 06 December 2013
