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Updated 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 September 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 4.
Part 2 Situation at 080600 UTC
Cold front 40S138E 50S153E. Forecast cold front 29S153E 38S165E at 091200UTC.
High 1041hPa near 41S117E. Forecast high 1042hPa near 40S132E at 091200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
North of line 30S153E 39S170E:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Remainder, outside warning area:
Northwesterly quarter winds within 480nm east of cold front, shifting
southwesterly quarter west and south of cold front. Anticlockwise winds about
high. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy
swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 120nm
east of front and 600nm west or south 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 Tuesday.
