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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 13 January 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 131800 UTC
Trough [1] 25S155E to low [1] 1001hPa near 27S157E to 32S161E to low [2]
1004hPa near 37S163E to 39S167E. Forecast low [1] 1005hPa near 25S156E to
trough near 31S165E to low [2] 1005hPa near 39S170E at 150000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Within 180nm of low [1] in the southwestern semicircle:
Clockwise winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
Within 120nm of line 37S138E 39S143E 39S149E 37S152E:
Easterly quarter winds, shifting southerly quarter west of 142E, wind speeds
20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.
East of line 36S162E 40S162E:
Southerly quarter winds. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate
swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 49S145E 48S160E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
trough, north of line 40S148E 40S153E, and 300nm of lows. Heavy at times within
240nm of the southeastern quadrant of low [1]. 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 Wednesday.
