WTAU06 APRF 041248
IDW23200

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SECURITE

OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT 1248 UTC 4 MARCH 2026

GALE WARNING

PLEASE BE AWARE, WIND GUSTS CAN BE A FURTHER 40 PERCENT STRONGER THAN
THE
AVERAGES GIVEN HERE, AND MAXIMUM WAVES MAY BE UP TO TWICE THE HEIGHT.

SITUATION
AT 1200 UTC TROPICAL LOW WAS CENTRED WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE ELEVEN DECIMAL FOUR SOUTH (11.4S)
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND NINE DECIMAL NINE EAST (109.9E)
RECENT MOVEMENT : EAST NORTHEAST AT 6 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 35 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 997 HPA

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE NORTHERN QUADRANTS.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 45 KNOTS BY
0000 UTC 05
MARCH.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN NORTHERN QUADRANTS
WITH ROUGH
SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 0000 UTC 05 MARCH: WITHIN 45 NAUTICAL MILES OF 11.1 SOUTH 113.1
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 995 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 45 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
AT 1200 UTC 05 MARCH: WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF 11.9 SOUTH 118.0
EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 996 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 45 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 1900 UTC 04 MARCH 2026.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=