WOAU90 AMMC 180658 IDY21091 40:2:1:04:70S075E75100:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10/11 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 0658UTC 18 December 2025 FINAL GALE WARNING 11 FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN AREAS SITUATION AT 180600UTC Vigorous clockwise flow associated with Tropical Low (03U) 1000hPa near 12.2S110.5E. Forecast low 1003hPa near 12.2S110.2E at 181200UTC, low 1003hPa near 12.2S109.8E at 181800UTC, low 1000hPa near 12.1S109.4E at 190000UTC, and low 1000hPa near 12.3S109.1E at 190600UTC. AREA AFFECTED Within 50nm of Tropical Low centre. FORECAST Clockwise winds 30/40 knots in northwestern quadrant of Tropical Low. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate 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 TCWC Melbourne product IDW23200