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High Seas Forecast for Northern METAREA 8/10/11
NORTHERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 12S, 90E TO 142E AND SOUTHWARD TO COAST, 125E TO 142E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 18 December 2025
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
Gale Warning issued by TCWC for Tropical Cyclone "Bakung".
Melbourne Gale Warning 11.
Part 2 Situation at 180600 UTC
Ex-Tropical Cyclone 'Bakung' 1003hPa near 10.3S091.8E. Forecast Tropical
Cyclone 'Bakung' 1006hPa near 08S089E at 191200UTC.
Tropical Low (03U) 1000hPa near 12.2S110.5E. Forecast low 1000hPa near
12.4S108.9E at 191200UTC.
Tropical Low (07U) 1004hPa near 10S137E. Forecast 1005hPa near 14S136E at
191200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 11S137E 11S141E:
Clockwise winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas.
Area bounded by EQ104E 12S106E 12S113E EQ114E EQ104E, outside warning area:
Northwesterly winds 15/25 knots, turning clockwise within 360nm of Tropical Low
(03U), and reaching up top 33 knots within 120nm. Rough to very rough seas. Low
swell increasing to low to moderate swell within 360nm of Tropical Low (03U).
West of line 08S090E 12S095E, outside warning areas:
Clockwise winds 20/33 knots in southwestern semicircle of Tropical Cyclone
'Bakung'. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout, heavy at
times within 180nm of lows. 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 19:15 UTC Thursday.
