North Eastern Area High Seas Forecast

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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 1100 UTC 21 April 2025

Part 1 Warnings
Nil.

Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC
Trough near 09S163E to low 1007hPa near 12S164E to 15S166E. Forecast trough
near 14S159E to low 1008hPa 17S163E to 14S167E at 221200UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Whole area:

WIthin 120nm of low after 212000UTC:
Clockwise winds increasing to 15/25 knots. Seas rising moderate to rough. Low
swell.

Remainder winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell,
increasing to low to moderate swell south of line 16S162E 22S167E 19S170E.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly, north of line
14S144E 10S157E 18S164E 18S170E, and heavy at times within 180nm of low.
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 21:00 UTC Monday.