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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 2 September 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 9.
Part 2 Situation at 020600 UTC
Cold front near 37S129E 45S136E 50S135E. Forecast 31S153E 33S158E 40S164E at
031200UTC.
Trough near 35S151E 39S155E 43S157E 45S162E. Forecast 34S151E 40S156E at
030000UTC, then dissipating.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 40S129E 38S151E 41S159E, outside of warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting southwesterly quarter west of front/trough,
northwesterly quarter east of front/trough. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to
very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 31S129E 43S161E.
Isolated showers south of Australia. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of front/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 21:00 UTC Wednesday.
