IDY10230 SECURITE High Seas Forecast for North Eastern METAREA 10 NORTHEASTERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 25S, 142E TO 170E Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 17 January 2026 Part 1 Warnings Nil. Part 2 Situation at 170600 UTC Trough 20S151E 17S160E to Tropical Low (14U) 997hPa near 17S160E to monsoon trough 16S170E. Forecast trough 19S150E to Tropical Low (14U) 996hPa near 16S160E to monsoon trough near 16S170E at 181200UTC. Part 3 Forecast North of line 10S142E 15S149E 15S162E 21S163E 16S170E: Westerly quarter winds, becoming clockwise within 510nm of Tropical low (14U). Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to low to moderate swell east of line EQ156E 07S156E. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout the area. Heavy at times within 420nm of the northern quadrant of Tropical Low (14U). 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 Saturday.