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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 28 January 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 281800 UTC
Low 1008hPa near 14S109E. Forecast low 1012hPa near 13S109E at 300000UTC.
Cold front [1] near 44S116E 50S127E. Forecast cold front [1] exiting area to
east near 45S126E 50S133E at 290900UTC.
Cold front [2] near 38S096E 42S103E. Forecast cold front [2] near 40S117E
45S126E at 300000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
East of line 26S107E 32S110E:
Southerly quarter winds. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate
swell.
South of line 50S083E 45S087E 47S099E and 50S108E 42S116E 45S129E:
Northwesterly quarter winds shifting westerly quarter west of front [1]. Wind
speeds 20/30 knots, decreasing below 25 knots west of front [1]. Moderate to
rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 44S089E 44S099E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
low and fronts. Heavy at times within 120nm 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 08:00 UTC Thursday.
