8 April 2026 - bulletin 239

Issued at 1000 GMT
Latest warnings for 30P and 31P
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Maila / 30P
Warning 13 from JTWC at 0300 GMT
Position 9.0S 155.9E
Location 757 miles NE of Cairns, Australia
Movement 350° (N) at 5 knots
Maximum sustained winds 115 knots gusting to 140 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 100 to 120 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 40 to 45 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Papua New Guinea, Queensland
Maximum significant wave height 32 feet
Minimum central pressure 937 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Tropical cyclone Vaianu / 31P
Warning 12 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 23.4S 177.8E
Location 1079 miles N of Wellington, New Zealand
Movement 165° (SSE) at 13 knots
Maximum sustained winds 75 knots gusting to 90 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 100 to 180 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 25 to 30 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses New Zealand
Maximum significant wave height 28 feet
Minimum central pressure 973 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

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