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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 2300 UTC 23 July 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 2.
Melbourne Gale Warning 11.
Part 2 Situation at 231800 UTC
Warm front 46S136E 50S135E. Forecast warm front 43S144E 47S144E to developing
low 996hPa near 49S143E at 240300UTC. Forecast warm front 38S161E 41S161E to
low 997hPa near 44S159E at 250000UTC.
Trough 37S155E 44S158E. Forecast trough 34S162E 39S164E at 240300UTC, east of
area thereafter.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 40S129E 36S150E 31S156E 30S169E, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 120nm east of
warm front, shifting southwesterly quarter within 600nm southwest of trough and
warm front. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to
heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to heavy swell south of line 35S133E 36S140E and south of line
30S156E 29S161E 30S167E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
trough and warm front. 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 09:00 UTC Friday.
