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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 18 October 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Storm Force Warning 2.
Part 2 Situation at 181800 UTC
Cold front 37S130E 45S130E to low 999hPa near 46S129E. Forecast low 995hPa near
50S135E at 190000UTC and south of area thereafter. Forecast cold front 43S145E
50S150E at 200000UTC.
Warm front near 46S129E 48S133E 48S146E. Forecast and south of area thereafter.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 42S129E 41S143E 48S160E, outside of warning area:
Northerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter west of cold front.
Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
fronts and north of line 38S149E 38S160E 29S170E. 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 Monday.
