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 16 October 2025

Part 1 Warnings
Nil.

Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC
Trough 02S092E 04S103E. Forecast 02S090E 05S102E at 180000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
West of line 12S104E EQ100E, and east of line 08S135E 13S137E:
Easterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, shifting northwesterly quarter winds north
of trough. 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 line 07S090E 09S104E 12S108E. 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 Friday.