WTAU01 ABRF 081303
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 1303 UTC 8 JANUARY 2026

GALE WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 1200 UTC A TROPICAL LOW WAS CENTRED WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE FOURTEEN DECIMAL FIVE SOUTH (14.5S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT DECIMAL FIVE EAST (148.5E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : SLOW MOVING
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 25 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 1000 HPA
THE LOW MAY DEVELOP QUADRANT GALES IN THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS.

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SE AND SW QUADRANTS.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 25 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS BY
0600 UTC 9
JANUARY.

FROM 0600 UTC 9 JANUARY WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 90  NAUTICAL
MILES IN SE
QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  WITH ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 0000 UTC 09 JANUARY: WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES OF 14.4 SOUTH 147.4
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 999 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 30 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
AT 1200 UTC 09 JANUARY: WITHIN 75 NAUTICAL MILES OF 14.9 SOUTH 146.9
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 994 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.

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 1900 UTC 08 JANUARY 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=