WTAU01 ABRF 051258
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 1258 UTC 5 MARCH 2026

GALE WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 1200 UTC A TROPICAL LOW WAS CENTRED WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE SIXTEEN DECIMAL TWO SOUTH (16.2S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN DECIMAL ZERO EAST (147.0E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : WEST SOUTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 35 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 994 HPA

AT 1200 UTC TROPICAL LOW WAS CENTRED WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE SIXTEEN DECIMAL TWO SOUTH (16.2S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN DECIMAL ZERO EAST (147.0E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : WEST SOUTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 35 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 994 HPA

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN NE AND SE QUADRANTS.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS BY
0600 UTC 06
MARCH.

WINDS ABOVE 35 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT UNTIL 0600 UTC 06
MARCH, WITH
VERY ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 0000 UTC 06 MARCH: WITHIN 55 NAUTICAL MILES OF 17.0 SOUTH 146.4
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 994 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
AT 1200 UTC 06 MARCH: WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES OF 18.8 SOUTH 144.8
EAST OVER
LAND
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 25 KNOTS OVER WATER.

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 05 MARCH 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=