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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 30 December 2025
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 301800 UTC
Trough near 48S150E 50S151E. Forecast trough near 43S157E 47S157E at 311200UTC,
then near 40S157E 43S161E at 010000UTC.
Cold front [1] near 43S154E 50S155E. Forecast cold front [1] weakening near
45S159E 48S157E at 310600UTC.
Forecast cold front [2] approaching area from west near 43S113E 50S131E at
310300UTC, then cold front [2] weakening west of area near 43S120E 50S132E at
311200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Within 180nm west of trough:
Southwesterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. 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 120nm of
trough and front [1], and within 300nm east of front [2]. 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.
