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 09 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
nz Gale Warning issued at 091800utc:
in a belt 120 miles wide centred on a line 31s 171e 30s 167e 27s 164e: southeast
35kt developing in 6 hours. Gale area slow moving.

Part 2 situation at 1800 UTC
ridge[1] near 32s153e/high 1019hpa 41s155e/50s170e, forecast 33s153e/high
1021hpa 42s158e/50s170e at 100001utc and 33s154e/40s160e/44s164s/48s170e at
101200utc and 32s153e/40s160e/46s170e at 110001utc.
Ridge[2] near 37s129e/42s146e, slow moving and forecast near 36s129e/41s147e at
101200utc and 34s129e/37s147e at 110001utc.

Part 3 forecast
refer to the latest warnings.
Within 200 nm of ridges: variable winds 10/20 knots with slight seas and low to
moderate swell.

Remainder northeast of ridge[1]. Se/E winds 20/30 knots outside gale area and
30/35kt in gale area with moderate to rough seas and moderate swell. Isolated
showers and storms mainly east of 160e. Visibility 5nm in showers reduced to 2nm
in storms.

Remainder north of ridge[2]: S/se winds 10/20 knots. Slight to moderate seas.
Low swell.

Remainder south of ridge[2]: NW winds 15/25 knots, tending W/NW 20/30 knots in
the west and extending eastwards from 100600utc. Moderate to rough seas,
moderate swell. Isolated showers reducing visibility to 5nm.

Remainder southwest of ridge[1]: NW winds 20/30 knots tending N/NE over the
Tasman Sea/eastern Bass Strait north of 45s. Moderate to rough seas, moderate
swell. Isolated showers, mainly south of 40s reducing visibility to 5nm.

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