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High Seas Forecast for North Eastern METAREA 10
NORTHEASTERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 25S, 142E TO 170E

Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 19 April 2024

Part 1 Warnings
Nil.

Part 2 Situation at 1800 UTC
Trough near 18S156E to low 1010hPa near 20S157E 22S158E, forecast 18S157E
20S159E to low 1008hPa near 23S163E at 210000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
South of line 15S145E 21S153E 22S166E:
Southeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to
low to moderate swell east of line 18S169E 25S169E.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout most of the
area, except north of line 04S142E 05S157E 01S170E. Heavy at times within 60nm
of the trough and 120nm of low. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.

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.

WEATHER MELBOURNE

The next routine forecast will be issued at 09:00 UTC Saturday.