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WOAU01 ABRF 040057
IDQ20008
SECURITE
 
HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF
METEOROLOGY, BRISBANE 0057 UTC 4 February 2012

GALE WIND WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
At 040000 UTC, the monsoon trough extended from 19.0S146.0E to a low [990hPa]
near 17.3S149.9E to 20.0S160.0E. The low is forecast to be near 17.4S151.1E at
041200UTC and 17.4S152.8E at 050000UTC. 

AREA AFFECTED
12S147E to 12S156E to 18.5S156E to low to 17S147E to 12S147E, moving to within
12S148E to 12S158E to 19S158E to low to 17.5S148E TO 12S148E by 041700 UTC.

FORECAST
W to NW winds 35 to 45 knots. Very rough to high seas. Moderate to heavy 
swells.

REMARKS
All ships in the area please send weather reports every three hours.  Regular
weather observing ships use normal channels.  Other ships please use either
email to marwxqld@bom.gov.au or fax to +61732200221 or satellite to SAC 41
through Land Earth Station Burum 212.
Next warning will be issued by 040700UTC.                        
WEATHER BRISBANE

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FQAU20 ABRF 040137
IDQ10007

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SECURITE
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA 10
NORTH EASTERN AREA EQUATOR TO 28S, 142E TO 170E
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, BRISBANE
FOR 24 HOURS FROM 2300UTC 3 February 2012

PART 1  WARNINGS
Gale Warning issued by Brisbane at 040057UTC, for area within 12S147E to 12S156E
to 18.5S156E to low to 17S147E to 12S147E, moving to within 12S148E to 12S158E
to 19S158E to low to 17.5S148E to 12S148E at 041700UTC.

Gale Warning 020 issued by Nadi at 040115UTC for an area within 12S160E to
14S173E to 17S173E to 17S160E to 12S160E.

PART 2  SITUATION
At 040000UTC.       
The monsoon trough extended from 19S146E to a low [990hPa] near 17.3S149.9E to
20S153E to 17S158E to 19S164E to 19S170E. The trough is expected near 19S147E to
a low forecast near 17.4S151.1E to 20S155E to 20S170E at 041100UTC. The low is
forecast to be near 17.4S152.8E at 042300UTC with the monsoon trough remaining
near stationary. 
A second low [992hPa] near 29S164E is moving south-southwest, forecast near
32S162E at 042300UTC.     

PART 3  FORECAST
Within Brisbane Gale Warning Area.
W to NW winds 35 to 45 knots. Very rough to high seas. Moderate to heavy
confused swells. Rain areas, scattered showers and squally thunderstorms. 

Within Nadi Gale Warning Area.
W to NW winds up to 35 knots. Area of gales slow moving. Very rough seas.
Moderate to heavy confused swells. Rain areas, scattered showers and squally
thunderstorms.

Northeast of a line 07S148E to 11S170E.
N to NE winds 10 to 20 knots with slight to moderate seas, reaching N to NW 15
to 25 knots with moderate to rough seas in the south. Low to moderate N to NE
swells. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
 
Elsewhere north of monsoon trough.   
W to NW winds 25 to 33 knots, possibly stronger at times south of 10S, east of
147E and west of 160E. Very rough seas. Moderate N to NE swells. Rain areas,
scattered showers and thunderstorms with squalls.

South of monsoon trough and east of 160E.
NW to NE 10 to 20 knots, reaching 15 to 25 knots in far southeast. Moderate to
rough seas and moderate E to SE swells. Isolated showers with isolated
thunderstorms near trough.

Elsewhere south of monsoon trough.
Mostly SW to SE winds 10 to 20 knots with moderate seas.  SE winds reaching 15
to 25 knots west of 155E and north of 22S with moderate to rough seas. M E to SE
swells. Isolated showers with isolated thunderstorms near trough.

 WEATHER BRISBANE

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