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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 21 March 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 11.
Part 2 Situation at 211800 UTC
Cold front 44S129E 50S136E. Forecast cold front 39S140E 50S157E at 230000UTC.
Trough 38S129E 45S138E. Forecast trough 38S129E 39S140E at 230000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected:
South of line 44S129E 46S160E, outside of warning area:
Northwesterly quarter winds 20/30 knots, shifting westerly quarter west of cold
front. Rough seas. Moderate to high swell.
East of line 25S157E 33S160E:
Easterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to high south of 42S129E 44S139E line.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
front and trough, and area bounded by west of line 38S157E 25S175E and east of
Australia. 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 08:00 UTC Sunday.
