700 WOAU04 AMMC 271157 IDY21030 40:2:1:04:70S075E35060:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 1157UTC 27 November 2024 GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHERN AREA SITUATION AT 1200UTC Vigorous flow associated low 953hPa near 61S105E. Forecast low 954hPa near 62S109E at 271800UTC, low 961hPa near 64S114E at 280000UTC, and low 967hPa near 65S117E at 280600UTC and south of area thereafter. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 63S114E 63S110E 59S099E 53S109E 59S126E 63S120E 63S114E. FORECAST Clockwise winds 34/40 knots within 360nm in northern semicircle. Winds contracting to within 180nm in northern semicircle of low from 280000UTC. Winds easing below 34 knots by 280600UTC. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy 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 1900 UTC 27 November 2024