WTAU01 ABRF 170049
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 0049 UTC 17 MARCH 2026

GALE WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 0000 UTC A TROPICAL LOW WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE TWELVE DECIMAL THREE SOUTH (12.3S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN DECIMAL ONE EAST (157.1E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : WEST AT 4 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 40 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 1002 HPA
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 12
HOURS.

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 40 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT, EXTENDING TO 80
NAUTICAL MILES
BY 0000 UTC 18 MARCH
  AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT FROM 1200 UTC 17 MARCH,
EXTENDING
TO 80 NAUTICAL MILES BY 0000 UTC 18 MARCH
  AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT BY 0000 UTC 18 MARCH
WITH VERY
ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 1200 UTC 17 MARCH: WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF 12.7 SOUTH 155.1
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 1001 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 40 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
AT 0000 UTC 18 MARCH: WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES OF 12.9 SOUTH 152.8
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 999 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 17 MARCH 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=