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 20 November 2009

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 201800 UTC.

A trough extends from 6s 90e to a low [1008 hpa] near 5s 98e to 10s 105e to 8s

127e to 4s 142e.

Part 3. Forecast

north of trough...

northwest/southwest winds 10/20 knots. Moderate seas. Isolated storms.

South of trough, west of 120e...

south/southeast winds 10/20 knots. Moderate seas. Moderate swell. Isolated

storms.

South of trough, east of 120e...

northeast/northwest winds 10/15 knots, tending southwest/northwest 10/15 knots

in the Timor Sea. Slight/moderate seas. Isolated storms.

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