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High Seas Forecast for Southern METAREA 10
SOUTHERN AREA: 50S80E TO 50S160E TO ICE EDGE
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 25 February 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 251800 UTC
Low 969hPa near 61S095E. Forecast low 973hPa near 62S109E at 270000UTC.
Trough [1] 50S133E 55S130E. Forecast 50S158E 56S157E at 261800UTC and moving
east area thereafter.
Trough [2] entering area from north near 50S107E 52S106E at 260000UTC. Forecast
near 53S133E 58S132E at 270000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
South of line 61S080E 60S099E 64S136E:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell.
Remainder:
Westerly quarter winds 20/30 knots, shifting northwesterly quarter within 120nm
east of trough and clockwise within 300nm of low. Rough seas. Moderate to heavy
swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of
fronts, and within 300nm of lows. Visibility reducing below 2nm in
precipitation.
Part 4 Ice edge
Approximately 65S080E 62S100E 65S110E 65S130E 64S140E 65S150E 64S160E.
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 Thursday.
