IDD10210
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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
Darwin Regional Forecasting Centre

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 31 July 2010

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 311800 UTC.
A trough extends from a low [1009 hPa] near 9S 90E to Equator 100E. 

PART 3. FORECAST
North of trough.
Southwest/northwest winds 10 knots. Slight seas. Moderate swell in the Indian
Ocean. Isolated storms.

Arafura and Timor Seas and the Gulf of Carpentaria. 
East/southeast winds increasing to 20/30 knots during today. Rough seas.
Moderate swell. Isolated storms north of 10S.
   
Remainder of trough.
Northeast/southeast winds 10/20 knots, reaching 15/25 knots in the Indian Ocean.
Moderate/rough seas. Moderate swell in the Indian Ocean west of 120E. Isolated
storms.

WEATHER DARWIN
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