WTAU01 ABRF 110654
IDQ20008

SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 0654 UTC 11 APRIL 2026

GALE WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 0600 UTC TROPICAL CYCLONE MAILA WAS CENTRED WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL
MILES OF
 LATITUDE EIGHT DECIMAL ZERO SOUTH (8.0S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE DECIMAL ONE EAST (155.1E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : EAST NORTHEAST AT 4 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 35 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 994 HPA

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.

MAILA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN INTO A TROPICAL LOW IN THE NEXT 6 HOURS.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE EASING TO 30 KNOTS BY 0600
UTC 12
APRIL.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT,
  AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS
AND MODERATE
SWELL. GALES EASING BY 0600 UTC 12 APRIL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 1800 UTC 11 APRIL: WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF 8.6 SOUTH 154.6
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 994 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE.
AT 0600 UTC 12 APRIL: WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF 9.8 SOUTH 153.9
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 997 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 30 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 11 APRIL 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=