9 April 2026 - bulletin 242

Issued at 1000 GMT
Latest warnings for 30P 
Final warning for 31P
First warning for 04W
Disturbance update
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Maila / 30P
Warning 15 from JTWC at 0300 GMT
Position 8.5S 155.1E
Location 741 miles NE of Cairns, Australia
Movement 285° (WNW) at 4 knots
Maximum sustained winds 100 knots gusting to 125 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 100 to 140 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 35 to 40 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Papua New Guinea
Maximum significant wave height 32 feet
Minimum central pressure 954 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Tropical cyclone Vaianu / 31P
Warning 14 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 26.8S 179.0E
Location 523 miles S of Suva, Fiji
Movement 165° (SSE) at 6 knots
Maximum sustained winds 55 knots gusting to 70 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 140 to 200 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses New Zealand
Maximum significant wave height 27 feet
Minimum central pressure 981 mbar 
FINAL WARNING

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical depression 04W
Warning 02 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 8.1N 152.1E
Location 541 miles SE of Andersen AFB
Movement 270° (W) at 3 knots
Maximum sustained winds 30 knots gusting to 40 knots
Threatened landmasses New Zealand
Maximum significant wave height 16 feet
Minimum central pressure 997 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Micronesia warnings

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0300 GMT 
System 90W is now 04W

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