21 January 2026 - bulletin 56

Issued at 1130 GMT
Latest warning for 15S
Final warning for 14S
First warning for 16P
Disturbance update
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Dudzai / 14S
Warning 22 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 27.6S 57.3E
Location 440 miles SSE of St Denis, La Reunion
Movement 160° (SSE) at 15 knots
Maximum sustained winds 50 knots gusting to 65 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 50 to 100 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 24 feet
Minimum central pressure 989 mbar
FINAL WARNING

Tropical cyclone Ewetse / 15S
Warning 02 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 24.3S 43.4E
Location 217 miles SE of Europa Island
Movement 075° (ENE) at 7 knots
Maximum sustained winds 45 knots gusting to 55 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 50 to 100 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 18 feet
Minimum central pressure 995 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone 16P
Warning 02 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 19.1S 161.1E
Location 334 miles WNW of Noumea, New Caledonia
Movement 130° (SE) at 25 knots
Maximum sustained winds 40 knots gusting to 50 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 0 to 60 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 16 feet
Minimum central pressure 993 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 
System 99P is now 16P

System 90P 
Position 13.6S 148.2E 
Location 192 miles NNW of Willis Island
Minimum central pressure 1000 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 1000 GMT 
System 91S 
Position 10.5S 116.8E 
Location 549 miles NW of Broome, Australia 
Minimum central pressure 1003 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is MEDIUM

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 
System 92W 
Position 7.9N 145.1E 
Location 332 miles S of Guam
Minimum central pressure 1003 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

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