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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 1100 UTC 13 October 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 9.
Part 2 Situation at 130600 UTC
Low 999hPa near 50S155E. Forecast low 1001hPa near 48S162E at 131200UTC then
continuing east of area.
Trough 32S154E 40S164E. Forecast trough 26S160E 33S168E at 141200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
East of line 50S150E 46S146E 42S146E 25S153E, outside of warning area:
Northwesterly quarter winds, shifting southwesterly quarter west of trough.
Winds turning clockwise within 360nm of low in the northern semicircle. Wind
speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing
to moderate to heavy swell south of line 36S133E 40S164E.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 36S133E 40S164E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
trough and 390nm of low. 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 20:00 UTC Tuesday.
