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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 6 December 2025
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
Melbourne Gale Warning 5
Melbourne Gale Warning 6
Melbourne Gale Warning 7.
Part 2 Situation at 061800 UTC
Cold front [1] near 40S151E 43S156E 46S158E 50S160E. Forecast near 40S159E
42S162E at 070600UTC and then exiting east of area thereafter.
Trough near 34S151E 43S161E. Forecast trough near 30S157E 32S161E 37S166E at
080000UTC.
Cold front [2] near 46S129E 47S130E 49S129E. Forecast cold front [2] near
37S129E 41S142E 44S148E 50S154E at 080000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 37S129E 39S146E 30S156E 37S166E, outside of warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northerly quarter east of cold front [1], and
shifting northwesterly quarter within 480nm of cold front [2] and within 120nm
of trough. 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 180nm of
fronts and heavy at times within 90nm of 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 08:00 UTC Sunday.
