WOAU40 AMMC 080539
IDY21090
40:2:1:04:30S115E35060:01:00
SECURITE
High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10/11
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
At 0539UTC 8 July 2024

FINAL GALE WARNING FOR NORTHERN AREA

SITUATION AT 0600UTC
Vigorous southeasterly flow.

AREA AFFECTED
Bounded by 05S147E 05S148E 06S148E 06S147E 05S147E.

FORECAST
Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in Vitiaz
Strait. Winds easing below 34 knots throughout after 081200UTC. Rough to very
rough seas. Low 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.