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High Seas Forecast for Southern METAREA 10
SOUTHERN AREA: 50S80E TO 50S160E TO ICE EDGE

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

Part 1 Warnings
Melbourne Gale Warning 1.
Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 10.
Melbourne Gale Warning 12.

Part 2 Situation at 0600 UTC
Low [1] 958hPa near 61S117E to warm front 61S131E 56S139E. Forecast decaying
low [1] 968hPa near 64S145E to warm front 63S154E 58S160E at 080600UTC, then
just warm front near 64S152E 64S160E 58S167E at 081200UTC.

Cold front 50S099E to low [2] 973hPa near 55S097E. Forecast cold front 50S135E
to low [2] 964hPa near 61S128E at 081200UTC.

Trough [1] near 65S084E 63S094E. Forecast trough [1] near 62S079E 60S095E at
081200UTC.

Trough [2] forecast entering from west near 50S080E 55S079E at 071200UTC, then
near 50S107E 56S108E at 081200UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings.

Whole area, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds, northwesterly quarter within 900nm east of cold front
and within 360nm east of trough [2]. Easterly quarter winds south of trough
[1]. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 120nm of
fronts, troughs and within 300nm of lows. Visibility reducing below 2nm in
precipitation.

Part 4 Ice edge
Approximately 65S080E 64S100E 64S110E 64S140E 64S150E 65S160E.

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.