7 February 2026 - bulletin 100

Issued at 1010 GMT
Latest warning for 20S
Disturbance update

SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Mitchell / 20S
Warning 06 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 19.4S 117.6E
Location 78 miles NW of Port Hedland, Australia
Movement 240° (WSW) at 9 knots
Maximum sustained winds 65 knots gusting to 80 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 80 to 100 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 0 to 35 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Western Australia
Maximum significant wave height 28 feet
Minimum central pressure 979 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 18.0S 58.1E 
Location 141 miles NNE of Mauritius
Minimum central pressure 1007 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is HIGH

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