8 April 2026 - bulletin 240

Issued at 1520 GMT
Latest warnings for 30P 
Disturbance update
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Maila / 30P
Warning 14 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 8.6S 155.7E
Location 584 mikles S of Kapingamarangi
Movement 270° (W) at 2 knots
Maximum sustained winds 105 knots gusting to 130 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 85 to 125 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 15 to 30 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Papua New Guinea, Queensland
Maximum significant wave height 30 feet
Minimum central pressure 951 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 0300 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

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 
System 90W 
Position 6.4N 153.0E 
Location 89 miles SE of Chuuk
Minimum central pressure 1002 mbar 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is MEDIUM

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