WOAU07 AMMC 160553 IDY21060 40:2:1:04:55S075E35060:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 0553UTC 16 November 2024 FINAL GALE WARNING FOR WESTERN AREA SITUATION AT 0600UTC Vigorous southwesterly flow easing. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 40S118E 37S120E 37S123E 40S121E 42S119E 40S118E. FORECAST Southwesterly quarter winds 30/40 knots. Winds easing below 34 knots throughout by 160900UTC. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. 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. No further alerts will be issued for this event.