WTAU01 ABRF 100048
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 0048 UTC 10 JANUARY 2026

GALE WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 0000 UTC A TROPICAL LOW WAS CENTRED WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE SIXTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN SOUTH (16.7S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN DECIMAL NINE EAST (147.9E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : SOUTH AT 9 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 40 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 992 HPA
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 12
HOURS.

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 45 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 40 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 45 KNOTS BY
1800 UTC 10
JANUARY.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT FROM 0600 UTC 10
JANUARY
  AND WITHIN 45 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT FROM 1200 UTC 10
JANUARY WITH
ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 1200 UTC 10 JANUARY: WITHIN 55 NAUTICAL MILES OF 18.5 SOUTH 147.7
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 990 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 40 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
AT 0000 UTC 11 JANUARY: WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES OF 19.8 SOUTH 147.0
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 990 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 10 JANUARY 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=