15 December 2025 - bulletin 860

Issued at 1110 GMT
Latest warnings for 07S and 08P

SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Bakung / 07S 
Warning 08 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 10.9S 91.6E
Location 321 miles WNW of the Cocos Islands
Movement 090° (E) at 3 knots
Maximum sustained winds 50 knots gusting to 65 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 45 to 50 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE 
Minimum central pressure 994 mbar
Maximum significant wave height 16 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone 08P
Warning 04 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 14.6S 170.5E
Location 225 miles NE of Port Vila, Vanuatu
Movement 125° (SE) at 7 knots
Maximum sustained winds 40 knots gusting to 50 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 40 to 70 miles to the east of the centre
Threatened landmasses Vanuatu, Fiji 
Minimum central pressure 998 mbar
Maximum significant wave height 15 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN

Update from JTWC at 1800 GMT yesterday
System 93S 
Position 12.3S 113.0E 
Location 443 miles ESE of Christmas Island
Minimum central pressure 1004 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

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