21 January 2026 - bulletin 57

Issued at 1500 GMT
Latest warning for 16P
Final warning for 15S
Disturbance update
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Ewetse / 15S
Warning 02 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 23.9S 44.1E
Location 238 miles ESE of Europa Island
Movement 060° (ENE) at 8 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 70 to 100 miles to the west of the centre
Threatened landmasses Madagascar
Maximum significant wave height 18 feet
Minimum central pressure 999 mbar
FINAL WARNING

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone 16P
Warning 03 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 20.8S 163.0E
Location 190 miles WNW of Noumea, New Caledonia
Movement 135° (SE) at 25 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 New Caledonia
Maximum significant wave height 16 feet
Minimum central pressure 994 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

New Caledonia warnings (in French)

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 
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 1500 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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