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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 22 September 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 221800 UTC
Trough 44S132E 50S138E. Forecast 44S153E 46S160E at 240000UTC.
Forecast cold front entering from west of area near 34S129E 42S130E 50S129E at
231800UTC, 32S129E 38S132E 50S132E at 240000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
South of line 43S145E 46S160E:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting southwesterly quarter west of trough. Wind
speeds 25/33 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 moderate to heavy south of line 44S143E 33S167E.
Rain areas, isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 240nm of
trough/front and within 120nm of New South Wales coast. 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 Wednesday.
