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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 11 April 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 3.
Part 2 Situation at 110600 UTC
Cold front [1] 28S152E 39S160E 45S161E 51S154E to low 979hPa near 48S147E.
Forecast 25S157E 38S171E 51S170E to low 988hPa near 48S159E at 121200UTC.
Cold front [2] approaching from west, forecast 43S137E 56S138E at 121200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 42S129E 30S144E 30S162E 34S167E, outside warning area:
Northerly quarter winds east of front [1] shifting southwest quarter west of
front [1] and clockwise within 720nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. 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 mainly within 240nm of
fronts and within 420nm of low. 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 Saturday.
