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Updated 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 9 January 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
Melbourne Gale Warning 8.
Part 2 Situation at 090600 UTC
Monsoon trough 13S134E 12S138E 13S142E. Forecast 15S135E 16S142E at 101200UTC.
Monsoonal flow north of line 16S142E 13S131E 08S105E.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
South of line EQ105E EQ109E 05S120E 04S135E 09S142E and north of line 09S105E
12S125E, outside warning areas:
Northwesterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, increasing to 20/33 knots east of line
04S135E 07S127E 14S127E. Moderate to rough seas, rising to rough to very rough
east of line 04S135E 07S127E 14S127E. Low swell, increasing to low to moderate
swell south of Indonesia.
West of line 07S094E 12S095E:
Westerly 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 swell south of lines 12S105E 08S108E 09S119E and west of line
03S090E 06S096E 12S097E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout whole area.
Heavy at times within 180nm of monsoon trough. Possible squalls south of line
09S137E 09S142E in monsoonal flow with showers and thunderstorms. 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 Friday.
