23 March 2026 - bulletin 198

Issued at 1100 GMT
Latest warning for 27P
First warning for 28P
Disturbance update

SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Narelle / 27P 
Warning 22 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 14.7S 128.1E
Location 390 miles ENE of Broome, Australia
Movement 240° (WSW) at 14 knots
Maximum sustained winds 40 knots gusting to 50 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 120 to 130 miles to the north of the centre
Threatened landmasses Australia
Minimum central pressure 991 mbar 
Maximum significant wave height N/A
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Australian warnings

SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone 28P 
Warning 01 from JTWC at 0300 GMT
Position 17.2S 162.5E
Location 333 miles W of Port Vila, Vanuatu
Movement 175° (S) at 16 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 120 to 175 miles to the east of the centre
Threatened landmasses New Caledonia
Minimum central pressure 996 mbar 
Maximum significant wave height 14 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT 

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0300 GMT 
System 98P is now 28P

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