HS 008

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 18 may 2013

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 181800 UTC. A trough extends from 07s 90e to 12s 100e.

Part 3. Forecast south of trough. Southeast winds 15/25 knots. Moderate/rough seas. Moderate swell. Isolated storms.

North of trough, west of 100e. Variable winds 10 knots. Slight seas. Moderate south to southwest swell in the Indian Ocean. Isolated storms.

East of 100e. Northeast/southeast winds 5/15 knots, increasing to 15/25 knots in the Gulf of Carpentaria and southern Arafura Sea. Slight/moderate seas tending moderate/rough in the Gulf of Carpentaria and southern Arafura Sea. Isolated storms.

Remark: a minor change is planned for the High Seas Forecast. The header on this forecast will include reference to Metarea 8 and will take effect from Tuesday 11 June.

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