####018001029#### WOAU52 AMMC 070559 IDY21092 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 0559UTC 7 March 2024 GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREA SITUATION AT 0600UTC Vigorous flow associated with low 987hPa near 56S134E. Forecast 988hPa near 56S143E at 071200UTC, 987hPa near 56S153E at 071800UTC, and then 986hPa east of area near 56S161E at 080000UTC. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 52S127E 55S127E 56S160E 50S160E 49S154E 52S127E. FORECAST Westerly quarter winds 30/40 knots within 480nm of low in northern semicircle. Winds turning clockwise within 60nm of low centre. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. See also Melbourne Gale Warning 11. 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 07 March 2024