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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 29 April 2026

Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.

Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 8.
Melbourne Final Gale Warning 5.

Part 2 Situation at 290600 UTC
Cold front near 48S129E 50S132E. Forecast cold front near 45S137E 50S143E at
301200UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.

North of line 25S152E 33S164E 33S168E:
Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

South of line 46S129E 41S146E 48S160E, outside warning areas:
Northwesterly quarter winds east of cold front. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough
to very 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 within 240nm of
front [1] and north of 32S. 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 21:00 UTC Wednesday.