Northern Area High Seas Forecast

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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 2300 UTC 17 October 2025

Part 1 Warnings
Nil.

Part 2 Situation at 171800 UTC
Trough near 11S111E 05S104E 01S090E. Forecast 01S090E 05S102E 08S106E at
190000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
West of line 04S090E 09S104E 12S104E:
Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to
moderate swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to
low to moderate west of line EQ099E 08S109E 09S120E 12S122E.

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms through most of area except south
of lines 06S090E 10S104E and 08S142E 09S130E. Heavy at times within 180nm of
trough and north of 7S. 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 07:15 UTC Saturday.