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High Seas Forecast for North Eastern METAREA 10
NORTHEASTERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 25S, 142E TO 170E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 18 August 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 181800 UTC
Trough 02S162E to low 1007hPa near 06S166E to trough 09S170E. Forecast trough
03S161E to low 1009hPa near 06S164E to trough 09S169E at 200000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
East of line EQ160E 07S164E 10S170E:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder:
Southeasterly quarter winds tending southerly quarter north of 10S. Wind speeds
15/25 knots, increasing to 20/30 knots east of line 07S160E 16S153E 23S153E.
Moderate to rough seas. Low swell, increasing to low to moderate south of line
10S144E EQ159E EQ164E 05S170E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 480nm of
trough and low, becoming heavy within 300nm southwest of trough and low.
Isolated showers elsewhere. 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 09:00 UTC Wednesday.
