669 WOAU47 AMMC 192356 IDY21060 40:2:1:04:70S125E35045:01:00 SECURITE High Seas Weather Warning for METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology At 2356UTC 19 November 2024 GALE WARNING FOR SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN AREAS SITUATION AT 0000UTC Vigorous southwesterly flow. AREA AFFECTED Bounded by 52S153E 54S160E 45S160E 48S154E 52S153E. FORECAST Southwesterly quarter winds 30/40 knots. Winds easing throughout the affected by 200900UTC. 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 0700 UTC 20 November 2024