888 WOAU05 AMMC 271753 IDY21040 40:2:1:04:70S075E35060:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 1753UTC 27 November 2024 GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHERN AREA SITUATION AT 1800UTC Vigorous clockwise flow associated with low 964hPa near 59S094E. Forecast low 968hPa near 60S098E at 280000UTC, and low 973hPa near 62S102E at 280600UTC and weakening thereafter. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 55S080E 54S098E 58S099E 58S080E 55S080E. FORECAST Clockwise winds 30/40 knots within 450nm of the northern semicircle of low. Winds easing below 34 knots throughout by 280300UTC. 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 0100 UTC 28 November 2024