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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 3 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 3.
Part 2 Situation at 031800 UTC
Trough 25S154E 30S162E 36S166E. Forecast 25S166E 29S170E at 041800UTC, then
exiting northeast of area.
Cold front 41S156E 47S161E. Forecast exiting east of area.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 46S129E 47S134E 31S154E 31S169E, outside warning areas:
Southwesterly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 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,
increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 39S129E 35S136E 38S145E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 300nm of
front and trough. 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 Saturday.
