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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 17 November 2025

Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.

Melbourne Gale Warning 8.
Melbourne Gale Warning 7.
Melbourne Gale Warning 10.

Part 2 Situation at 170600 UTC
Trough [1] 25S158E 35S164E 42S163E. Forecast trough 43S147E 50S145E at
171200UTC, then near 30S170E 34S170E 36S168E at 180900UTC, exiting east of area.

Trough [2] 45S154E 47S155E 50S154E. Forecast 48S161E 50S161E 52S158E at
171800UTC, east of area thereafter.

Cold front near 43S139E 46S141E 51S138E. Forecast near 44S159E 48S161E 52S160E
at 180300UTC, east of area thereafter.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.

South of line 30S169E 40S129E, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northerly quarter within 180nm east of trough
[1] and shifting northwesterly quarter within 180nm east of front. Wind speeds
20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to
moderate to heavy south of line 41S129E 39S149E 41S150E 42S161E.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 360nm of
front and within 240nm of troughs. Heavy at times within 180nm of trough [1].
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 Monday.