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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 1100 UTC 19 August 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Gale Warning 12.
Part 2 Situation at 190600 UTC
Trough [1] 36S142E 40S143E 42S142E 43S137E. Forecast near 38S153E 45S158E
50S157E at 201200UTC.
Forecast cold front [1] entering area from west near 35S128E 38S130E to low
1007hPa near 42S129E at 191200UTC, and weakening near 36S140E 40S142E to
weakening low 1015hPa near 41S140E at 200600UTC.
Forecast cold front [2] entering area from west near 46S128E 50S129E at
191200UTC, and weakening near 46S134E 50S135E at 200000UTC.
Forecast cold front [3] entering area from west near 46S129E 50S130E at
200000UTC, and near 42S135E 47S141E 50S142E at 201200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
West of line 34S152E 44S161E, outside of warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds turning northerly quarter east of trough, turning
northwesterly quarter within 180nm east of cold front [1] and [2], and within
300nm east of cold front [3], and turning clockwise within 120nm of low. Wind
speeds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell, rising to heavy
swell west of line 36S138E 50S138E.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Isolated showers, tending scattered within 120nm of the New South Wales coast
and within 240nm of fronts, trough and low. 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 Wednesday.
