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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 2300 UTC 1 May 2024

Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 7.
Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 9.

Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC
Cold front [1] entering area from west near 47S080E 50S084E. Forecast cold
front [1] near 43S080E 50S089E at 030000UTC.

Cold front [2] 34S105E 38S109E 42S109E to low 989hPa near 44S106E at 011800UTC.
Forecast cold front [2] 34S120E 40S123E 44S120E to low 1002hPa near 41S117E at
030000UTC.

Trough from low 989hPa near 44S106E to 50S106E. Forecast trough from low
1002hPa near 41S117E to 50S117E at 030000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.

South of line 37S080E 42S096E 35S106E 35S129E, outside warning area:
Westerly quarter winds west of front [1] shifting northwesterly quarter within
480nm northeast of front [1]. Clockwise winds within 420nm of low.
Northeasterly winds within 720nm east of front [2] and trough. Wind speeds
20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to heavy south and west of line 30S090E 32S117E.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 240nm of
fronts, low, troughs, 660nm east of front [2] and north of line 29S090E
30S104E. 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 09:00 UTC Thursday.