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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 9 July 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 091800 UTC
High 1029hPa near 41S152E. Forecast 1024hPa near 43S161E at 110000UTC.
Cold front forecast to enter area from the west 39S129E to low [1] 1002hPa near
42S130E at 100300UTC, then 35S137E to low 985hPa near 43S141E to 48S138E at
110000UTC.
Low [2] 997hPa entering area from west near 48S129E, then moving south of area
994hPa near 50S132E at 100000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
South of line 31S129E 36S142E 50S150E:
Northwesterly quarter winds, shifting westerly west of cold front, and turning
clockwise within 120nm of low [1] and within 300nm of low [2]. Wind speeds
20/30 knots. Rough seas. Moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy swell east of line 25S158E 38S158E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
front and within 240nm of lows. 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 Friday.
