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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 8 April 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Gale Warning 1.
Part 2 Situation at 080600 UTC
Cold front initially west of area near 35S120E to low 982hPa west of area near
46S128E. forecast cold front 33S128E 43S136E to low 978hPa south of area near
51S136E at 081800UTC, and just cold front 36S147E 50S149E at 091200UTC.
Trough 43S162E 50S157E . Forecast trough east of area near 47S169E 50S165E at
090600UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
South of line 33S129E 34S136E 40S146E 42S162E, outside warning area:
Westerly quarter winds shifting southwesterly quarter winds within 240nm west
of trough, turning northerly quarter within 540nm east of cold front, becoming
westerly quarter within 300nm west of cold front and southwesterly quarter
further west. Clockwise winds within 180nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots.
Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of
front, 120nm trough and low, and everywhere west of cold front. 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 21:00 UTC Wednesday.
