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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 11 October 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 7.
Melbourne Gale Warning 9.
Part 2 Situation at 110600 UTC
Cold front [1] 43S139E 50S140E. Forecast cold front [1] 41S153E 46S160E at
121200UTC.
Trough [1] 34S159E to low 1017hPa near 38S164E. Forecast weakening trough [1]
35S163E to low 1018hPa east of area near 38S166E at 111800UTC. Forecast trough
east of area thereafter.
Trough [2] entering area near 44S130E 50S133E at 112100UTC. Forecast trough [2]
43S148E 50S145E at 121200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
South of line 37S129E 35S151E 42S162E, outside of warning area:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northerly quarter within 360nm east of cold
front. Winds turning southwesterly quarter west of trough [2]. 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,
increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 33S129E 33S133E 36S137E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
troughs and front and within 240nm of 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 20:00 UTC Sunday.
