GMDSS_METAREA11-S-EQUATOR_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 ========== 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 ==========