South Eastern Area High Seas Forecast

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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 3 November 2024

Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Gale Warning 5.
Melbourne Final Gale Warning 12.

Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC
Cold front [1] 28S136E 40S154E 50S159E. Forecast cold front [1] 29S149E 50S175E
at 041200UTC.

Cold front [2] 46S129E 50S131E. Forecast cold front [2] 48S149E 50S151E at
040000UTC and south of area thereafter.

Forecast cold front [3] west of area near 43S115E 49S121E at 040600UTC, and
43S120E 47S125E 50S126E at 041200UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
South of line 43S129E 43S147E 28S154E 38S165E, outside warning area:
Northwesterly quarter winds east of cold front [1], within 120nm of cold front
[2], and within 300nm of cold front [3], shifting westerly quarter west of
fronts. Wind speeds 25/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy south of 43S.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell
increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 32S129E 39S143E 43S146E.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
fronts. 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 Sunday.