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High Seas Forecast for South Eastern METAREA 10
SOUTH EASTERN AREA: COAST AT 25S TO 25S170E TO 29S170E TO 45S160E TO 50S160E TO
50S129E TO COAST AT 129E

Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 7 April 2025

Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Gale Warning 9.

Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC
Cold front [1] near 50S162E 44S162E 36S160E to trough 33S159E. Forecast
splitting to cold front [1] 37S172E 47S175E near 31S168E 34S172E by 080000UTC,
then exiting east.

Cold front [2] forecast entering from west near 43S108E 50S115E at 080000UTC,
then near 47S131E 50S135E at 081200UTC.

Trough forecast near 31S168E 34S172E at 080600UTC, then exiting east.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.

South of line 46S129E 49S152E 37S153E 35S167E, outside warning area:
Westerly quarter winds shifting southwesterly quarter within 900nm west of cold
front [1] and shifting northwesterly quarter within 900nm of cold front [2].
Wind speeds 25/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy swell south of line 45S129E 38S141E 40S147E
31S162E 31S169E.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 120nm of
trough. 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 21:00 UTC Monday.