FQAU22 AMMC 242000
IDY10210
SECURITE

High Seas Forecast for South Eastern METAREA 10
SOUTH EASTERN AREA: COAST AT 25S TO 25S170E TO 29S170E TO 45S160E TO 50S160E TO
50S129E TO COAST AT 129E

Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 24 December 2025

Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.

Melbourne Gale Warning 12.

Part 2 Situation at 241800 UTC
Cold front 32S153E 41S167E 46S160E to low 985hPa near 46S158E. Forecast cold
front 25S155E 32S168E 40S175E to low 989hPa near 48S166E at 260000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.

East of line 50S138E 40S143E 28S156E 28S164E outside warning areas:
Southwesterly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter east of cold front,
tending clockwise within 180nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very
rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low swell to moderate
swell, increasing to moderate to heavy east of line 37S139E 42S139E.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
front, and low. Heavy at times within 60nm of line 25S154E 32S168E. 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 08:00 UTC Thursday.