6 February 2026 - bulletin 97

Issued at 1100 GMT
Latest warning for 02W
First warning for 20S
Disturbance update

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical depression Penha / 02W
Philippines name Basyang
Warning 10 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 9.9N 123.6E
Location 321 miles SSE of Manila, Philippines
Movement 285° (WNW) at 9 knots
Maximum sustained winds 30 knots gusting to 40 knots
Threatened landmasses Philippines
Maximum significant wave height 12 feet
Minimum central pressure 1004 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Philippines warnings

SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone 20S
Warning 02 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 18.8S 120.9E
Location 92 miles SW of Broome, Australia
Movement 235° (WSW) at 14 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 15 to 75 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Western Australia
Maximum significant wave height 16 feet
Minimum central pressure 998 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Australian warnings

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0730 GMT 
System 90S 
Position 16.1S 60.1E 
Location 289 miles NNE of Mauritius
Minimum central pressure 1008 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is HIGH

System 98P is now 20S

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