FQAU24 AMMC 080900
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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 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.
Melbourne Gale Warning 11.
Melbourne Gale Warning 12.

Part 2 Situation at 080600 UTC
Low [1] 983hPa near 47S092E to warm front 50S095E 55S103E. Forecast warm front
occluding by 081500UTC. Forecast deepening low [1] 942hPa near 60S103E at
091200UTC.

Low [2] 965hPa near 59S149E. Forecast low [2] 963hPa near 55S162E at 081500UTC
and moving east thereafter.

Forecast cold front 58S080E to low [3] 978hPa near 62S080E at 081800UTC,
60S083E 63S083E to low 974hPa near 64S082E at 090000UTC, moving south
thereafter.

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

Whole area, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds generally. Northwesterly 480nm east of warm front
becoming clockwise within 480nm around low by 081500UTC, expanding to 540nm by
091200UTC.
Southwesterly quarter winds within 580nm northwestern semicircle of low [2],
southwesterly winds remaining east of 135E. Northerly quarter winds 120nm east
of cold front from 081800UTC. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough seas. Moderate to
heavy swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of fronts
and 300nm of lows. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.

Part 4 Ice edge
Approximately 64S080E 62S100E 63S110E 63S120E 64S130E 64S150E 63S160E.

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.