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High Seas Forecast for Southern METAREA 10
SOUTHERN AREA: 50S80E TO 50S160E TO ICE EDGE

Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 1 May 2024

Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 2.
Melbourne Final Gale Warning 8.
Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 9.
Melbourne Gale Warning 10.

Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC
Cold front [1] west of area near 43S060E 49S070E to low [1] 955hPa 54S067E.
Forecast cold front [1] 46S080E 52S086E 55S084E to low [1] 937hPa near 55S076E
at 011800UTC, and cold front [1] 50S095E 54S104E 60S105E to low [1] 953hPa near
60S093E at 021200UTC.

Cold front [2] 50S101E 60S109E to warm front 63S116E 60S134E. Forecast cold
front [2] 50S108E to low [2] 990hPa near 61S115E to warm front 63S130E 62S138E
at 020000UTC, and 50S114E 61S124E to low [2] 980hPa near 64S136E to warm front
62S146E 59S154E at 021200UTC.

Trough 62S080E 62S101E. Forecast trough 63S079E 63S102E at 011800UTC and
weakening thereafter.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.

Whole area, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds shifting northwest quarter within 360nm east of cold
front [1], and within 540nm east of cold front [2]. Winds turning easterly
south of warm front and clockwise within 360nm of low [1] and within 240nm of
low [2]. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy
swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within 240nm of fronts
and trough, and within 300nm of lows. Visibility reducing below 2nm in
precipitation.

Part 4 Ice edge
Approximately 63S080E 62S100E 63S120E 63S150E 62S160E.

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 Wednesday.