25 February 2025 - bulletin 128

Issued at 1115 GMT
Latest warnings for 18P, 19P, 20S and 21P
Disturbance update

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Alfred / 18P
Warning 08 from JTWC at 0300 GMT
Position 14.4S 154.5E
Location 281 miles ENE of Willis Island, Australia
Movement 180° (S) at 3 knots
Maximum sustained winds 65 knots gusting to 80 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 35 to 50 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 10 miles to the south of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 30 feet
Minimum central pressure 984 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Tropical cyclone Rae / 19P

Warning 07 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 23.6S 178.5W
Location 373 miles SSE of Suva, Fiji
Movement 160° (SSE) at 11 knots
Maximum sustained winds 60 knots gusting to 75 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 70 to 125 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 28 feet
Minimum central pressure 988 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

Fiji warnings

Tropical cyclone Seru / 21P
Warning 02 from JTWC at 0300 GMT
Position 16.8S 170.9E
Location 158 miles ENE of Port Vila, Vanuatu
Movement 155° (SSE) at 4 knots
Maximum sustained winds 45 knots gusting to 55 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 25 to 45 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 20 feet
Minimum central pressure 980 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Bianca / 20S
Warning 05 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 21.9S 102.1E
Location 667 miles W of Learmonth, Australia
Movement 205° (SSW) at 9 knots
Maximum sustained winds 100 knots gusting to 125 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 65 to 85 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 15 to 20 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 36 feet
Minimum central pressure 962 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0200 GMT
System 95S
Position 22.6S 38.3E
Location 116 miles W of Europa Island
Minimum central pressure 1001 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is now HIGH

System 97S
Position 18.2S 51.6E
Location 282 miles NW of La Reunion
Minimum central pressure 1007 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is HIGH

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