FQAU23 AMMC 210800
IDY10220
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High Seas Forecast for Western METAREA 10
12S TO 30S BETWEEN 90E AND 125E, AND 30S TO 50S BETWEEN 80E AND 129E

Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 21 November 2024

Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Gale Warning 11.

Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC
Cold front [1] near 37S092E 44S100E 50S101E. Forecast cold front [1] near
39S112E 45S120E 50S122E at 221200UTC.

Trough near 28S128E 36S123E 39S118E. Forecast trough near 36S128E 41S129E
50S129E at 221200UTC.

Cold front [2] entering area from the west, forecast near 44S080E 47S087E
50S089E at 220600UTC and near 42S087E 47S096E 50S096E to low 976hPa near
51S093E at 221200UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
South of line 40S080E 42S112E 50S120E, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter winds within 300nm east
of fronts. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to heavy
swell.

Within area bounded by 34S117E 41S113E 42S127E 37S129E 34S117E:
Westerly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Winds easing below 25 knots west of 121E by
221200UTC. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

Within 120nm of line 21S112E 30S113E:
Southerly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

Within 120nm of line 12S093E 15S100E:
Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 180nm of fronts
and trough, within 420nm of low, and north of line 14S090E 17S103E 18S120E.
Heavy at times within 60nm of line 14S104E 12S095E. 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.