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High Seas Forecast for North Eastern METAREA 10
NORTHEASTERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 25S, 142E TO 170E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 18 October 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 181800 UTC
Trough near 02S170E 02S160E. Forecast 01S159E 04S170E at 200000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
South of line 16S145E 12S170E and also within 60nm of Vitiaz Strait:
Southeasterly quarter winds 15/25 knots, reaching 30 knots at times within
Vitiaz Strait. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell.
Isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout, increasing scattered
within 180nm of line 17S146E 16S157E and within 360nm of 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 08:00 UTC Monday.
