WOAU05 AMMC 092342 IDY21040 40:2:1:04:70S075E35060:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 2342UTC 9 January 2025 FINAL GALE WARNING FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS SITUATION AT 0000UTC Vigorous westerly flow. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 49S117E 51S118E 50S105E 47S106E 49S117E. FORECAST Westerly quarter winds 30/40 knots. Winds easing below 34 knots throughout area by 100600UTC. Rough to very rough 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. No further alerts will be issued for this event.