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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 09 MARCH 2014
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 Gale Warning 2 issued at 091831UTC:
Area bounded by 48S103E 46S103E 42S110E 41S126E 45S135E 50S139E 50S129E 48S125E
48S103E.
Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC
Refer to latest warnings.
Ridge [1] near 30S142E to high 1029 hPa near 42S160E to 42S170E. Forecast near
33S146E to high 1029 hPa near 42S163E to 43S170E at 100600UTC and near 32S147E
to high 1029 hPa near 42S166E to 42S170E at 101800UTC.
Ridge [2] near 38S129E 39S142E. Forecast near 36S129E 43S144E at 100600UTC and
near 33S129E 46S153E at 101800UTC.
Cold front [1] near 42S139E 50S142E at 091800UTC and 44S147E 50S150E at
100600UTC and near 43S153E 50S162E at 101800UTC.
Cold front [2] approaching from the west and forecast 37S124E 43S132E 46S134E
50S135E at 101800UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180nm of ridges, within 360nm of high and directly north of ridge [2]:
Variable winds to 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder north of ridge [1]:
Easterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate
swell.
Remainder south of ridge [1] east of cold front [1]:
N quarter winds 15/25 knots, reaching 30 knots at times. Winds becoming W
quarter 10/20 knots east of high. Moderate to rough seas, abating to slight to
moderate east of high. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder, outside of warning area:
W quarter winds tending NW quarter within 300nm east of cold front [2]. Wind
speeds 15/25 knots increasing to 25/33 knots within 300nm of cold front [2] and
180nm of warning area. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 300nm of cold fronts.
Scattered showers west of front [1]. Isolated showers remainder away from
ridges. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
The next routine forecast will be issued at 0700 UTC 10 March 2014
