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 07 October 2008

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 071800 UTC.

A ridge lies between 30s and 35s.

Part 3. Forecast

south of 5s and west of 115e.

East/southeast winds 15/25 knots. Moderate/rough seas. Moderate swell. Isolated

storms north of 8s.

Remainder.

East/southeast winds 10/20 knots over the northern Gulf of Carpentaria.

Elsewhere, easterly winds 10/15 knots, tending variable 10 knots in the Timor

Sea. Slight/moderate seas. Isolated storms.

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