####018001058#### WOAU10 AMMC 040012 IDY21090 40:2:1:04:70S100E35060:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, BNOC At 0012UTC 4 March 2024 GALE WARNING FOR WESTERN, SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS SITUATION AT 0000UTC Vigorous flow associated with a deepening low pressure system. Forecast low 985hPa near 51S124E at 040600UTC, low 978hPa near 54S128E at 041200UTC, low 969hPa near 57S133E at 041800UTC and low 959hPa near 60S135E at 050000UTC. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 47S124E 54S122E 61S130E 57S145E 51S139E 47S124E. FORECAST Clockwise winds 30/40 knots within 360nm of low in northern semicircle developing by 040900UTC. 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 0700 UTC 04 March 2024