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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 8 November 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 1.
Melbourne Gale Warning 5.
Part 2 Situation at 081800 UTC
Trough 25S163E 33S166E to low [1] 1008hPa near 35S161E. Forecast 25S168E
32S171E 36S170E to low [1] 1004hPa near 38S163E 100000UTC.
Cold front near 38S130E 45S133E 50S131E. Forecast Low [2] 1007hPa developing
near 33S133E at 090000UTC. Cold front 32S139E to low [2] 1010hPa near 35S138E
to cold front 45S145E 50S148E at 100000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
West of line 40S129E 48S144E 50S140E:
Northerly quarter winds 20/33 knots, shifting southwesterly quarter west of
cold front. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
South of line 26S153E 30S169E and north of line 38S148E 45S160E, outside
warning area:
Northwesterly quarter winds east of trough and turning clockwise within 540nm
of the low [1]. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to
heavy swell.
North of line 37S129E 37S135E:
Clockwise winds 20/30 knots within 180nm of low [2]. Rough seas. Low to
moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
trough and front, and 360nm of lows. 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 Monday.
