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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA 10
WESTERN AREA 12/30S 90/125E, 30/50S 80/129E
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, PERTH 

FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING 2300UTC 4 FEBRUARY 2012

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
Gale Warning for southwest of a line 42S080E 50S102E. 

PART 2  SITUATION AT 2100UTC.
Ridge near 36S080E to high 1030hPa near 39S101E to 38S113E 26S129E.

PART 3  FORECAST
Within 150nm of ridge and 300nm of high:
Variable winds to 15 knots with slight seas, tending SE/SW 20/30 knots east of
115E with moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell.
Northeast of a line 12S102E 22S115E:
SW/NW winds 10/20 knots. Slight to moderate seas, low swell.
Remainder north of ridge:
E/SE winds 15/25 knots reaching S/SE 20/33 knots east of 111E, south of 22S.
Rough to very rough seas, moderate swell.
Remainder south of ridge outside warning area:
NW/SW winds 20/33 knots. Moderate to rough seas, moderate to heavy swell.

WEATHER PERTH
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