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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 1100 UTC 24 March 2023
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC
Trough near 30S153E 37S160E 43S161E, forecast near 28S153E 37S165E at 251200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.
South of line 48S129E 46S153E 47S160E:
Westerly quarter winds 25/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy
swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 43S129E 41S143E 44S160E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 120nm of trough
north of line 37S133E 40S129E. 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 Friday.
