FQAU23 AMMC 080900
IDY10220
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High Seas Forecast for Western METAREA 10
12S TO 30S BETWEEN 90E AND 125E, AND 30S TO 50S BETWEEN 80E AND 129E

Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 8 May 2026

Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.

Melbourne Storm Force Wind Warning 5.

Part 2 Situation at 080600 UTC
Cold front [1] 33S094E 42S094E to low [1] 983hPa near 47S092E to warm front
47S092E 50S095E. Forecast low [1] and warm front to move south by 090000UTC.
Forecast cold front [1] 42S110E 50S115E at 091200UTC.

Forecast cold front [2] 34S081E 47S081E entering area from the west by
081800UTC. Forecast cold front [2] 32S089E to developing low [2] 983hPa near
46S086E at 090300UTC, to 32S090E 44S094E to low [2] 978hPa near 48S090E at
091200UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.

South of line 30S080E 30S098E 40S112E 50S120E, outside warning area:
Northwesterly quarter winds within 300nm east of cold front [1] contracting to
180nm east of cold front [1] by 091200UTC. Clockwise winds within 360nm of low
[1] until 090000UTC Northwesterly quarter winds south of line 47S094E 46S105E
from 090000UTC.
Northwesterly quarter winds initially 120nm east of cold front [2], becoming
clockwise within 820nm of northern semicircle of low [2] by 090300UTC,
expanding to within 120nm of southern semicircle of low [2] also by 091200UTC.
Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.

Within 120nm of line 17S121E 21S112E:
Easterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
cold front and trough, north of line 17S090E 13S097E, and within 60nm of line
25S100E 31S104E and within 240nm of line 13S116E 20S108E. 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 Friday.