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High Seas Forecast for Western METAREA 10
12S TO 30S BETWEEN 90E AND 125E, AND 30S TO 50S BETWEEN 80E AND 129E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 9 May 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 2.
Melbourne Gale Warning 3.
Part 2 Situation at 091800 UTC
Cold front 32S092E 42S097E to low 977hPa near 48S091E. Forecast low moving
south of area from 100000UTC. Forecast cold front 37S105E 47S106E 50S104E at
110000UTC.
Developing trough 33S082E 43S088E at 101800UTC. Forecast trough 32S087E 41S093E
at 110000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
Southwest of line 26S090E 33S109E 50S129E, outside warning area:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter east of cold, becoming
southwesterly quarter west of trough. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Moderate to
rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly south of line
26S090E 33S109E 50S129E and east of line 21S090E 12S102E. 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 Sunday.
