FQAU22 AMMC 182000 IDY10210 SECURITE High Seas Forecast for South Eastern METAREA 10 SOUTH EASTERN AREA: COAST AT 25S TO 25S170E TO 29S170E TO 45S160E TO 50S160E TO 50S129E TO COAST AT 129E Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 18 March 2024 Part 1 Warnings Melbourne Gale Warning 4. Melbourne Gale Warning 6. Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC Cold front 33S130E 41S136E 46S139E 49S139E to low 989hPa near 50S135E. Forecast 34S151E 42S155E 50S158E at 200000UTC. Part 3 Forecast South of line 33S129E 40S140E 32S154E 40S163E, outside warning areas: Northwesterly quarter winds shifting southwesterly west of cold front. Wind speed 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. North of line 29S161E 29S170E: Easterly quarter winds 25/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder: Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell. Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 240nm of cold front and west of line 25S160E 30S161E 37S155E. 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 08:00 UTC Tuesday.