WTAU01 ABRF 071244
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 1244 UTC 7 APRIL 2026

HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 1200 UTC SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE MAILA WAS CENTRED WITHIN 15
NAUTICAL MILES
OF
 LATITUDE NINE DECIMAL EIGHT SOUTH (9.8S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX DECIMAL THREE EAST (156.3E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : SLOW MOVING
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 105 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 936 HPA

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 110 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 110 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 105 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE STEADY AT 105 KNOTS BY
1200 UTC 8
APRIL.

WINDS ABOVE 64 KNOTS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE WITH
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

WINDS ABOVE 48 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 45 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT WITH HIGH SEAS AND
MODERATE SWELL.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 110 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 110 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT WITH ROUGH SEAS AND
MODERATE
SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 0000 UTC 08 APRIL: WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES OF 9.6 SOUTH 156.0
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 936 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 105 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE.
AT 1200 UTC 08 APRIL: WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF 9.4 SOUTH 155.5
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 936 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 105 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 1900 UTC 07 APRIL 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=