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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 18 October 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 181800 UTC
No significant features.
Part 3 Forecast
East of line 11S138E 08S135E:
Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell.
Whole area:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to
low to moderate west of line EQ098E 12S124E.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms mostly north of 05S. 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 Monday.
