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WOAU10 AMMC 160634

IDY21090
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SECURITE
High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
At 0634UTC 16 April 2024

STORM FORCE WIND WARNING FOR WESTERN, SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS

SITUATION AT 0600UTC
Vigorous flow associated with a low 971hPa near 53S094E. Forecast low 973hPa
near 55S102E at 161200UTC, low 976hPa near 57S112E at 161800UTC, low 978hPa
near 57S124E at 170000UTC and low 979hPa near 56S136E at 170600UTC.

AREA AFFECTED
Bounded by 51S090E 48S092E 50S106E 49S136E 55S140E 55S095E 51S090E.

FORECAST
Clockwise winds 34/45 knots within 360nm of low in the northern semicircle.
Winds increasing to 45/55 knots within 180nm of low in the northern quadrant
until 160900UTC. Very rough to high seas, rising to very high with storm force
winds. Moderate to 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 16 April 2024