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 1100 UTC 22 November 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 220600 UTC.

A trough extends from 06s 090e to a low [ex-tc "bernard"] 1007hpa near 07s 097e

moving east at 10 knots, to a low [ex-tc "anika"] 1005hpa near 18s 112e moving

southeast at 15 knots.

Part 3. Forecast

within 90 nautical miles of low [ex-tc "bernard"].

Clockwise winds 15/25 knots. Moderate/rough seas. Moderate swell. Isolated

storms.

Elsewhere north of trough.

Southwest/northwest winds 10/20 knots, reaching 25 knots west of 100e.

Slight/moderate seas. Moderate swell in the Indian Ocean. Isolated storms.

Elsewhere south of trough.

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

storms.

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