WTAU01 ABRF 090057
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 0057 UTC 9 JANUARY 2026

GALE WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 0000 UTC A TROPICAL LOW WAS CENTRED WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE FOURTEEN DECIMAL THREE SOUTH (14.3S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT DECIMAL FOUR EAST (148.4E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : SLOW MOVING
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 35 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 995 HPA

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SE QUADRANT AND 90
NAUTICAL
MILES IN SW QUADRANT.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS BY
0000 UTC 10
JANUARY.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT FROM 1200 UTC 9 JANUARY
WITH
ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 1200 UTC 09 JANUARY: WITHIN 55 NAUTICAL MILES OF 15.3 SOUTH 147.6
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 995 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
AT 0000 UTC 10 JANUARY: WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES OF 17.0 SOUTH 147.2
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 993 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 40 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 0700 UTC 09 JANUARY 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=