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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 5 March 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
Melbourne Gale Warning 9.
Melbourne Gale Warning 10.
Part 2 Situation at 050600 UTC
Cold front near 40S137E 50S153E. Forecast front weakening near 43S152E 50S161E
at 051800UTC.
Trough [1] near 42S157E 46S161E. Forecast trough [1] weakening near 34S155E
43S164E at 060600UTC.
Forecast trough [2] developing near 46S128E 50S130E at 051800UTC, then trough
[2] near 45S144E 50S149E at 061200UTC.
Trough [3] near 25S162E 26S165E. Forecast trough [3] developing into low
1009hPa near 26S163E at 060000UTC, then low 1009hPa near 27S164E at 061200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
North of line 27S169E 30S160E 29S155E:
Easterly quarter winds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Low to moderate
swell.
South of line 42S129E 40S145E 40S163E, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds shifting northwesterly quarter east of front and tending
northwesterly quarter within 540nm east of trough [2]. Wind speeds 20/33 knots.
Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 34S129E 37S144E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 180nm of front
and troughs, and within 300nm of low. Heavy at times within 120nm of trough [3]
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 20:00 UTC Thursday.
