477 WOAU18 AMMC 220553 IDY21070 40:2:1:04:70S125E35045:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 0553UTC 22 November 2024 GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHERN AREA SITUATION AT 0600UTC Vigorous southwesterly flow. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 63S151E 58S153E 54S160E 64S160E 63S151E. FORECAST Southwesterly quarter winds. Wind speeds 30/40 knots. Winds easing below 34 knots west of line 52S169E 60S157E 64S155E by 221800UTC and throughout by 230000UTC. 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 1300 UTC 22 November 2024