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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 7 January 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 071800 UTC
Low 1004hPa near 12S138E, forecast 1006hPa near 13S140E at 080000UTC, then
weakening.
Monsoonal flow north of line 18S142E 06S104E.
Part 3 Forecast
East of line 04S132E 07S126E 12S132E:
Northwesterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, winds reaching up to 30 knots east of
line 07S133E 10S133E. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to
low to moderate swell south of lines 12S105E 08S108E 08S119E, 03S090E 12S095E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout whole area.
Heavy at times within 90nm of line 10S142E 11S135E. 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 Thursday.
