Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Head Office (Bureau National Operations Centre) Gale Force Warning 8 For Southern Area Issued at 09:53 PM EST on Friday 14 August 2026 ================================================================================ Please be aware Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height. ================================================================================ Weather Situation Trough entering area from west near 52S080E 52S081E 55S083E. Forecast 53S086E 56S088E at 141800UTC, 54S093E 58S092E at 150600UTC, and moving south of ice edge thereafter. 1900 UTC 14 August 2026