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FQAU23 AMMC 300920

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 30 April 2024

Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Gale Warning 6.
Melbourne Gale Warning 7.
Melbourne Gale Warning 8.

Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC
Cold front [1] near 28S090E 34S093E to low 993 hPa 37S090E to warm front
40S087E 50S092E. Forecast cold front near 23S092E 32S103E 37S106E 41S105E to
low 991 hPa near 46S103E to warm front 50S103E.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.

South of line 36S080E 31S093E 37S109E 34S113E 34S124E, outside warning area:
Westerly quarter winds shifting northerly quarter east of fronts and turning
clockwise within 180nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough
seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to heavy swell south of line 31S080E
50S105E.

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

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 240nm of
fronts, low line 26S105E 30S108E 33S115E and line 34S110E 41S110E, and north of
line 13S090E 18S097E 18S103E 12S105E. Becoming heavy at times within 90nm of
line 26S105E 30S108E 33S115E. 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 21:00 UTC Tuesday.