049 WOAU34 AMMC 221730 IDY21030 40:2:1:04:70S075E75100:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10/11 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, BNOC At 1730UTC 22 August 2020 GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN AREA 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. SITUATION AT 1800UTC Vigorous westerly flow. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 31S152E 38S149.5E 37S153E 33S157E 33S166E 31S166E 30S160E 31S152E. FORECAST Westerly quarter winds 30/40 knots west of 157E, extending to west of 160E after 230000UTC, and to west of 166E after 230600UTC. Winds easing below 34 knots after 231500UTC. Rough to very rough seas. Low to moderate swell.