WOAU06 AMMC 071820 IDY21050 40:2:1:04:70S100E35060:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 1820UTC 7 May 2025 GALE WARNING 6 FOR SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS SITUATION AT 1800UTC Vigorous flow associated with warm front 45S138E 55S132E. Forecast warm front 51S142E 59S134E at 080000UTC, 52S148E 58S143E 62S136E at 080600UTC, 54S151E 60S149E 63S140E at 081200UTC, and warm front 55S156E 61S154E at 081800UTC. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 48S129E 64S137E 61S159E 55S160E 54S152E 44S136E 48S129E FORECAST Northerly quarter 30/40 knots within 180nm east of front. Westerly quarter 30/40 knots within 300nm west of front until 080000UTC. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell. See also Melbourne Gale Warning 4. See also Melbourne Gale Warning 8. 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 0100 UTC 08 May 2025