GMDSS_METAREA10-W_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 ========== FQAU23 APRF 032245 IDW11900 SECURITE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA 10 WESTERN AREA 12/30S 90/125E, 30/50S 80/129E ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, PERTH FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING 2300UTC 3 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 2100UTC. Ridge near 38S080E to high 1030hPa near 42S093E to 36S116E 28S129E. PART 3 FORECAST Within 150nm of ridge and 300nm of high: Variable winds to 15 knots with slight seas, tending SE/SW 20/30 knots east of 105E with moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell. Northeast of a line 12S102E 22S115E: SW/NW winds 10/20 knots. Slight to moderate seas, low swell. Remainder north of ridge: E/SE winds 15/25 knots reaching S/SE 20/33 knots east of 108E, south of 22S. Rough to very rough seas, moderate swell. Remainder south of ridge: NW/SW winds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas, moderate to heavy swell. WEATHER PERTH ==========