IDY10210 SECURITE 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 24 September 2023 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC Refer to latest warnings. Cold front near 39S142E 50S147E, forecast near 37S156E 42S162E to low 1007hPa near 45S159E at 260000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings. South of line 43S129E 47S138E 41S148E 41S163E: Northwesterly quarter winds east of front, shifting westerly quarter west of front. Wind speeds 25/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Within 60nm of line 28S167E 31S165E: Southwesterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 180nm of front, and east of line 28S166E 31S164E 36S164E. 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 09:00 UTC Monday.