South Eastern Area High Seas Forecast

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High Seas Forecast for South Eastern METAREA 10
SOUTH EASTERN AREA: COAST AT 25S TO 25S170E TO 29S170E TO 45S160E TO 50S160E TO
50S129E TO COAST AT 129E

Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 12 May 2025

Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Gale Warning 1.
Melbourne Gale Warning 2.

Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC
Cold front [1] near 44S146E 50S153E. Forecast 45S158E 50S163E at 121200UTC then
east of area afterwards.

Cold front [2] forecast entering area from the west near 43S127E 47S129E
51S127E at 121500UTC, 46S144E 48S146E 50S147E at 130600UTC and moving south of
area thereafter.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.

South of line 41S129E 44S138E 43S148E 45S160E, outside warning areas:
Northwesterly quarter winds tending westerly quarter west of cold front [1],
becoming northwesterly quarter winds within 360nm east of cold front [2], and
turning westerly west of cold front [2]. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very
rough. Moderate to heavy swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
fronts/trough and north of line 33S152E 32S168E. 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.