26 February 2025 - bulletin 132

Issued at 1640 GMT
Latest warnings for 18P, 20S, 21P, 22S and 23S
Disturbance update

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Alfred / 18P
Warning 11 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 15.5S 155.4E
Location 559 miles E of Cairns, Australia
Movement 145° (SE) at 4 knots
Maximum sustained winds 85 knots gusting to 105 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 95 to 190 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 20 to 40 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Queensland
Maximum significant wave height 30 feet
Minimum central pressure 969 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 0300 GMT

Tropical cyclone Seru / 21P
Warning 05 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 20.8S 170.6E
Location 227 miles SE of Port Vila, Vanuatu
Movement 170° (S) at 6 knots
Maximum sustained winds 50 knots gusting to 65 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 75 to 125 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 26 feet
Minimum central pressure 994 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 0300 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 03 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 17.6S 54.1E
Location 187 miles NNW of St Denis, La Reunion
Movement 090° (E) at 6 knots
Maximum sustained winds 60 knots gusting to 75 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 30 to 75 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses La Reunion, Mauritius
Maximum significant wave height 21 feet
Minimum central pressure 987 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 0300 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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