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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 1100 UTC 6 October 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Storm Force Warning 1.
Melbourne Gale Warning 3.
Melbourne Gale Warning 12.
Part 2 Situation at 060600 UTC
Cold front 50S113E 57S118E 60S117E to low [1] 943hPa near 59S107E. Forecast low
[1] moving south of ice edge thereafter and cold front 50S131E 59S150E 62S152E
at 071200UTC.
Warm front 56S130E 61S121E 59S107E. Forecast moving south of warm front
thereafter.
Trough [1] 55S108E 50S106E. Forecast 58S134E 61S137E 64S133E at 071200UTC.
Forecast trough [2] developing 50S095E to low [2] 971hPa near 57S093E at
061800UTC. Forecast 54S108E to low [2] 967hPa near 50S110E at 071200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.
Whole area, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds turning southwesterly quarter west of trough [1] and [2]
and turning northwesterly quarter west within 600nm east of cold front and
within 300nm east of trough [1] and within 180nm of trough [2]. WInds turning
northeasterly within 120nm of warm front. WInds turning clockwise within 120nm
of low [2]. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to
heavy swell.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 240nm of
lows and fronts and troughs. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.
Part 4 Ice edge
Approximately 57S080E 58S090E 60S100E 63S130E 61S150E 62S160E
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 Tuesday.
