IDY10230 SECURITE High Seas Forecast for North Eastern METAREA 10 NORTHEASTERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 25S, 142E TO 170E Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 8 April 2026 Part 1 Warnings Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather system. Hurricane Force Wind Warning issued by TCWC Melbourne for Severe Tropical Cyclone "Maila". Part 2 Situation at 081800 UTC Severe Tropical Cyclone "Maila" 941hPa near 8.6S155.4E. Forecast Severe Tropical Cyclone "Maila" 961hPa near 9.3S153.9E at 100000UTC. Part 3 Forecast Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected. East of line EQ160E 18S162E 25S170E and west of line 06S148E 14S148E: Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell. Remainder, outside of warning area: Southeasterly quarter winds, shifting westerly quarter north of 08S, and turning clockwise within 360nm of Severe Tropical Cyclone "Maila". Wind speeds 15/25 knots, increasing to 25/33 knots within 360nm of Severe Tropical Cyclone "Maila". Moderate to rough seas, increasing to very rough within 360nm of Severe Tropical Cyclone "Maila". Low to moderate swell, increasing to heavy swell within 180nm of Severe Tropical Cyclone "Maila". Rain areas, scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms throughout, becoming heavy at times within 240nm of Tropical Cyclone "Maila" and north of line 15S149E 17S169E. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation. Please be aware Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height. WEATHER MELBOURNE The next routine forecast will be issued at 09:00 UTC Thursday.