26 February 2025 - bulletin 131

Issued at 1110 GMT
Latest warnings for 18P, 20S, 21P, 22S and 23S
Disturbance update

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Alfred / 18P
Warning 10 from JTWC at 0300 GMT
Position 14.8S 155.0E
Location 306 miles ENE of Willis Island, Australia
Movement 180° (S) at 2 knots
Maximum sustained winds 75 knots gusting to 90 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 50 to 70 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 10 miles to the south of the centre
Threatened landmasses Queensland
Maximum significant wave height 32 feet
Minimum central pressure 975 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Tropical cyclone Seru / 21P
Warning 04 from JTWC at 0300 GMT
Position 19.6S 170.3E
Location 161 miles SE of Port Vila, Vanuatu
Movement 210° (SSW) at 11 knots
Maximum sustained winds 55 knots gusting to 70 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 60 to 160 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 28 feet
Minimum central pressure 980 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Bianca / 20S
Warning 07 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 25.5S 102.7E
Location 654 miles WSW of Learmonth, Australia
Movement 160° (SSE) at 8 knots
Maximum sustained winds 45 knots gusting to 55 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 60 to 85 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 20 feet
Minimum central pressure 999 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

Tropical cyclone Garance / 22S
Warning 02 from JTWC at 0300 GMT
Position 17.8S 52.9E
Location 212 miles NW of St Denis, La Reunion
Movement 080° (E) at 5 knots
Maximum sustained winds 50 knots gusting to 65 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 30 to 65 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses La Reunion, Mauritius
Maximum significant wave height 18 feet
Minimum central pressure 994 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

La Reunion warnings (in French)
Mauritius warnings

Tropical cyclone Honde / 23S
Warning 02 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 23.4S 38.8E
Location 106 miles SW of Europa Island
Movement 150° (SE) at 6 knots
Maximum sustained winds 50 knots gusting to 65 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 55 to 170 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Madagascar
Maximum significant wave height 21 feet
Minimum central pressure 986 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT
System 19P
Position 26.9S 175.2W
Location 348 miles S of Tonga
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

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