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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 7 May 2024

Part 1 Warnings
Nil.

Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC
Trough near 30S086E 45S104E, forecast slow moving.

Cold front [1] near 41S104E 50S116E, forecast near 45S111E 50S121E at 080000UTC
and weakening thereafter.

Cold front [2] near 45S080E 50S083E, forecast near 36S096E 50S102E at 090000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.

South of line 35S080E 36S090E 49S100E 48S129E:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly east of fronts, and shifting
southwesterly within 180nm east of fronts. Wind speeds 25/33 knots. Rough to
very rough seas. Moderate swell, rising to moderate to heavy south of line
44S080E 50S097E.

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

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of
fronts and line 27S094E 34S101E. 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 Wednesday.