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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA 10
WESTERN AREA: 12/30S 90/125E, 30/50S 80/129E
Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology National Meteorological and Oceanographic
Centre
FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING 1100 UTC 12 MARCH 2014
PLEASE BE AWARE
Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here,
and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Gale Warning [1] issued 120628UTC:
Area bounded by 50S085E 43S102E 44S129E 45S147E 50S150E 50S085E.
Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC
Refer to latest warnings.
Ridge [1] 33S080E to high 1026 hPa near 33S094E to 37S113E 35S129E. Slow moving
and forecast 33S080E 32S100E 36S119E 34S129E at 130600UTC.
Ridge [2] near 42S080E 41S090E. Slow moving and forecast 41S080E to high 1032
hPa near 39S085E to 38S093E at 130600UTC.
Cold front 38S092E 42S110E 46S129E. Forecast 37S104E 44S129E at 121800UTC and
37S115E 43S129E at 130600UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 60nm of ridges, 240nm of high and east of line 12S110E 21S116E:
Variable winds below 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder north of ridge [1]:
SE quarter winds tending S quarter east of 106E. Wind speeds 15/25 knots
reaching 30 knots at times between 110E and 115E (south of 30S). Moderate to
rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder south of ridge [1], outside warning area:
W quarter winds tending SW quarter west of cold front and SE quarter between
ridge [1] and ridge [2]. Wind speeds 15/25 knots, increasing to 20/30 knots
south of 45S and reaching 25/33 knots within 180nm of warning area. Moderate to
rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 240nm of cold
front. Scattered showers remainder west of cold front. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms north of 16S. Isolated showers elsewhere away from highs.
Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
The next routine forecast will be issued at 2100 UTC 12 March 2014
