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OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 0700 UTC 22 DECEMBER 2025

GALE WARNING

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.

SITUATION
AT 0600 UTC TROPICAL LOW WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE TWELVE DECIMAL SIX SOUTH (12.6S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND TWO DECIMAL ZERO EAST (102.0E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : WEST SOUTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 35 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 998 HPA
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 12
TO 24
HOURS.

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 45 KNOTS BY
0600 UTC 23
DECEMBER.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT BY 0000
UTC 23
DECEMBER
  AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT WITH ROUGH SEAS AND
MODERATE
SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 1800 UTC 22 DECEMBER: WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF 12.6 SOUTH 101.1
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 995 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 40 KNOTS
AT 0600 UTC 23 DECEMBER: WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES OF 12.3 SOUTH 100.1
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 992 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 45 KNOTS

REMARKS
ALL SHIPS IN THE AREA PLEASE SEND WEATHER REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS.
REGULAR WEATHER OBSERVING SHIPS USE NORMAL CHANNELS.
OTHER SHIPS PLEASE USE EMAIL TO TCWC@BOM.GOV.AU.

NEXT WARNING WILL BE ISSUED BY 1300 UTC 22 DECEMBER 2025.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=