8 April 2026 - bulletin 241

Issued at 2015 GMT
Latest warnings for 31P 
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 13 from JTWC at 2100 GMT
Position 25.4S 178.5E
Location 438 miles S of Suva, Fiji
Movement 175° (S) at 10 knots
Maximum sustained winds 60 knots gusting to 75 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 150 to 190 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses New Zealand
Maximum significant wave height 28 feet
Minimum central pressure 980 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 0900 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 1800 GMT 
System 90W 
Position 9.2N 152.4E 
Location 520 miles ESE of Guam
Minimum central pressure 1005 mbar 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is now HIGH

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