6 February 2026 - bulletin 98

Issued at 1520 GMT
Latest warning for 20S
Final warning for 02W
Disturbance update

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical depression Penha / 02W
Philippines name Basyang
Warning 11 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 10.1N 122.8E
Location 290 miles SSE of Manila, Philippines
Movement 285° (WNW) at 8 knots
Maximum sustained winds 25 knots gusting to 35 knots
Threatened landmasses Philippines
Maximum significant wave height 12 feet
Minimum central pressure 1004 mbar
FINAL WARNING

Philippines warnings

SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Mitchell / 20S
Warning 03 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 18.5S 119.8E
Location 128 miles NNE of Port Hedland, Australia
Movement 250° (WSW) at 10 knots
Maximum sustained winds 40 knots gusting to 50 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 25 to 55 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Western Australia
Maximum significant wave height 21 feet
Minimum central pressure 994 mbar
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 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

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