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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 18 October 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 180600 UTC
Cold front west of area, forecast to enter near 37S130E 45S130E to low 999hPa
near 46S129E at 181800UTC. Forecast low 995hPa near 50S135E at 190000UTC and
south of area thereafter. Forecast cold front near 39S137E 50S140E at 191200UTC.
Warm front near 43S129E 43S135E. Forecast warm front near 46S129E 48S133E
48S146E at 181800UTC and south of area thereafter.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 44S129E 35S136E 50S160E:
Northerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter west of cold front.
Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
fronts and north of line 38S149E 38S160E 29S170E. 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 20:00 UTC Sunday.
