WTAU01 ABRF 040659
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 0659 UTC 4 APRIL 2026

STORM FORCE WIND WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 0600 UTC A TROPICAL LOW WAS CENTRED WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE NINE DECIMAL ONE SOUTH (9.1S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE DECIMAL ONE EAST (155.1E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : WEST NORTHWEST AT 4 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 40 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 991 HPA
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 6
HOURS.

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 40 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 60 KNOTS BY
0600 UTC 05
APRIL.

WINDS ABOVE 48 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE, SE AND NW
QUADRANTS FROM
1800 UTC 04 APRIL VERY ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN NORTHWEST
QUADRANT,
AND THEN EXTENDING TO ALL QUADRANTS FROM 1200 UTC 4 APRIL ROUGH SEAS
AND
MODERATE SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 1800 UTC 04 APRIL: WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF 9.4 SOUTH 154.7
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 50 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE.
AT 0600 UTC 05 APRIL: WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES OF 9.7 SOUTH 154.4
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 976 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 60 KNOTS NEAR THE 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 04 APRIL 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=