WOAU13 AMMC 190542
IDY21020
40:2:1:04:70S125E35045:01:00
SECURITE
High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
At 0542UTC 19 April 2024

GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHERN AREA

SITUATION AT 0600UTC
Vigorous northwesterly flow developing.

AREA AFFECTED
Bounded by 50S141E 50S160E 58S160E 59S149E 50S141E.

FORECAST
Northwesterly quarter winds 30/40 knots. Winds associated with this system
easing below 34 knots by 182100UTC. 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 1300 UTC 19 April 2024