WTAU01 ABRF 180658
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 0658 UTC 18 MARCH 2026

HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 0600 UTC SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE NARELLE WAS CENTRED WITHIN 20
NAUTICAL
MILES OF
 LATITUDE TWELVE DECIMAL SEVEN SOUTH (12.7S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONE DECIMAL NINE EAST (151.9E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : WEST SOUTHWEST AT 12 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 65 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 979 HPA

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 65 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 95 KNOTS BY
0600 UTC 19
MARCH.

WINDS ABOVE 64 KNOTS WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE WITH VERY
HIGH SEAS.

WINDS ABOVE 48 KNOTS WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT WITH HIGH SEAS AND
MODERATE SWELL.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS
AND MODERATE
SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 1800 UTC 18 MARCH: WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF 13.4 SOUTH 149.4
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 957 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 90 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
AT 0600 UTC 19 MARCH: WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF 13.9 SOUTH 146.9
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 952 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 95 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 1300 UTC 18 MARCH 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=