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High Seas Forecast for Metarea 10
south-eastern area 28s/50s, 129e/170e.
Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne
for 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 25 July 2008
Please be aware
wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum
waves may be up to twice the height.
Part 1 warnings
nz storm/Gale Warning 521 at 1800utc over waters east of 160e within 480 miles
of low.
Part 2 situation at 1800 UTC
low 976hpa near 33s170e moving southeast and expected 38s180 by 262300utc.
Trough 34s136e/40s142e/50s142e moving east 15 knots and weakening. Main Ridge
30s130e/40s126e/50s132e moving slowly east and expected 30s130e/40s128e/50s133e
by 262300utc.
Part 3 forecast
within 500nm of low.
Clockwise wind about low 20/30 knots increasing 30/45 knots in gale area and
45/60 knots in storm area. Moderate/rough seas increasing very rough to high in
gale/storm areas. Heavy swell. Rain and local thunderstorms with visibility
reduced to 1nm.
Rest east of ridge.
Chiefly southeasterly winds 20/30 knots in east grading 10/20 knots in west and
winds tending southwesterly at similar strength north of low latitudes. Wind
briefly tending northerly 10/15 knots within 300nm of trough until 261700utc
when trough weakens. Moderate/rough sea decreasing slight/moderate westward.
Moderate/heavy swell decreasing to moderate westwards. Showers decreasing
westwards with visibility reduced to 4nm.
West of ridge.
North to northeast wind 10/20 knots. Slight/moderate sea. Moderate swell.
Weather Melbourne
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