GMDSS_METAREA10-N_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== 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 ========== FQAU21 ADRM 031955 40:2:1:31:11:01:00 IDD10210 SECURITE Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Northern Territory Darwin Regional Forecasting Centre HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA 10/11 NORTHERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 12 SOUTH BETWEEN 90/142 EAST AND SOUTHWARD TO COAST BETWEEN 125/142 EAST ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING 2300 UTC 03 February 2012 PLEASE BE AWARE Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. PART 1. WARNINGS Nil. PART 2. SITUATION At 031800 UTC. Southwest to northwest monsoonal flow prevails. PART 3. FORECAST North of 5S. North/northwest winds 10/20 knots. Moderate seas. Isolated storms. South of 5S, but west of 105E. Northwest/southwest winds 10/20 knots. Slight/moderate seas. Moderate swell. Isolated storms. South of 5S, but east of 105E. West/northwest winds 15/25 knots, reaching 20/30 knots in the Arafura Sea and northern Gulf of Carpentaria. Rough/very rough seas. Isolated storms. WEATHER DARWIN ==========