IDY21010 40:2:1:04:70S100E35060:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 0544UTC 29 August 2026 FINAL GALE WARNING 2 FOR SOUTHERN AREA SITUATION AT 290600UTC Vigorous flow associated with low 972hPa near 60S132E. Forecast weakening low 977hPa near 58S135E at 291200UTC with vigorous westerly flow merging with Gale Warning 5. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 54S125E 53S143E 57S143E 59S125E 56S118E 54S120E 54S125E. FORECAST Westerly quarter winds 30/40 knots within 300nm of low in northern semicircle until 291200UTC, then just westerly quarter winds as described in Gale Warning 5 after 291200UTC. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. 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. No further alerts will be issued for this event.