WTAU01 ABRF 060101
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 0101 UTC 6 APRIL 2026

HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 0000 UTC SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE MAILA WAS CENTRED WITHIN 20
NAUTICAL MILES
OF
 LATITUDE NINE DECIMAL SIX SOUTH (9.6S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR DECIMAL SIX EAST (154.6E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : SLOW MOVING
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 70 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 974 HPA

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 70 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 90 KNOTS BY
0000 UTC 07
APRIL.

WINDS ABOVE 64 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE WITH VERY
HIGH SEAS.

WINDS ABOVE 48 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS
AND
MODERATE SWELL.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT WITH ROUGH SEAS AND
MODERATE
SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 1200 UTC 06 APRIL: WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF 10.0 SOUTH 155.2
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 962 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 80 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE.
AT 0000 UTC 07 APRIL: WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF 10.2 SOUTH 155.7
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 952 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 90 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 0700 UTC 06 APRIL 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=