####018000777#### WOAU52 AMMC 161154 IDY21092 40:2:1:04:70S125E35045:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 1154UTC 16 April 2024 GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN AREAS SITUATION AT 1200UTC Vigorous westerly flow. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 51S146E 57S146E 57S160E 48S160E 51S146E. FORECAST Westerly quarter winds 30/40 knots west of 152E by 161200UTC then throughout by 162100UTC. Rough to very rough seas. 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 1800 UTC 16 April 2024