WOAU16 AMMC 250554 IDY21050 40:2:1:04:70S125E35045:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 0554UTC 25 April 2024 GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN AREA SITUATION AT 0600UTC Vigorous southwesterly flow. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 42S150E 45S160E 49S160E 50S152E 42S150E. FORECAST Southwest quarter winds 30/40 knots. Winds easing below 34 knots west of 154E by 250900UTC and throughout by 251500UTC. Rough to very rough seas. Heavy swell. 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. The next alert will be issued by 1200 UTC 25 April 2024