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WOAU52 AMMC 050549

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High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
At 0549UTC 5 May 2024

GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS

SITUATION AT 0600UTC
Vigorous westerly flow.

AREA AFFECTED
Bounded by 63S136E 50S152E 49S160E 63S160E 63S136E.

FORECAST
Westerly quarter winds 34/45 knots throughout the area. Winds easing below 34
knots west of 147E by 051200UTC, and easing below 34 knots south of 57S by
060000UTC. Very rough to high 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 1300 UTC 05 May 2024