High Seas Forecast for Metarea 10
south eastern area 28s/50s, 129e/170e.
Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology Victoria
for 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 05 January 2009

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
Melbourne Gale Warning issued 051842utc:
within area bounded by 46s141e 44s145e 45s150e 43s160e 50s160e 50s141e 46s141e.

Adelaide Gale Warning issued 051819utc:
within area bounded by 47s129e 47s141e 50s141e 50s129e 47s129e.

New Zealand warning 086 issued 051800utc:
within a belt 420 nm wide centred on a line 42s164e 51s169e 56s172e.

New Zealand warning 087 issued 051800utc:
within a belt 300 nm wide centred on a line 52s160e 52s163e 52s168e.

Part 2 situation at 1800 UTC
refer to latest warnings.
Cold front 43s151e 46s161e 50s164e, forecast near 40s161e 45s170e at 0060600utc
and east of area by 061800utc.
Ridge [1] 34s129e 38s141e almost stationary.
Ridge [2] 29s153e high 1019hpa 37s170e stationary.

Part 3 forecast

Within 180 nm of ridge [1] and 240 nm of ridge [2]: variable winds 5/15 knots
with slight seas. Low to moderate swell.

Remainder north of ridges: se/E winds 10/20 knots. Slight to moderate seas and
low to moderate swell.

Remainder south of ridges: westerly quarter winds 20/30 knots and increasing to
30/40 knots within gale areas. Winds turning S/SW 20/30 knots south and west of
43s133e after 061800utc and reaching 30/40 knots in gale areas. Moderate to
rough seas becoming very rough in gale areas. Moderate swell increasing to heavy
west of the front. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms reducing
visibility below 2nm within 200 nm of front. Isolated showers elsewhere reducing
visibility to below 3nm.

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