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 21 August 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 211800 UTC.

A ridge of high pressure lies between 30s and 35s.

Part 3. Forecast

north of 03s.

South/southeast winds 10/15 knots, tending variable 10 knots west of 105e.

Slight/moderate seas. Isolated storms.

South of 03s.

Southeast winds 15/25 knots, tending 20/30 knots in the Gulf of Carpentaria,

timor and arafura seas. Moderate/rough seas. Moderate swell in the Indian Ocean.

Isolated storms west of 105e.

Weather Darwin