WTAU01 ABRF 030058
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 0058 UTC 3 APRIL 2026

GALE WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 0000 UTC A TROPICAL LOW WAS CENTRED WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE TEN DECIMAL FOUR SOUTH (10.4S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE DECIMAL SIX EAST (155.6E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : WEST SOUTHWEST AT 4 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 25 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 1003 HPA
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 30
TO 48
HOURS.

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 25 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS BY
0000 UTC 04
APRIL.

BY 0000 UTC 04 APRIL WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES OF
CENTRE IN
NORTHERN QUADRANTS ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 1200 UTC 03 APRIL: WITHIN 55 NAUTICAL MILES OF 9.6 SOUTH 155.8
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 30 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
AT 0000 UTC 04 APRIL: WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES OF 9.4 SOUTH 155.5
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 997 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 35 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 03 APRIL 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=