WTAU01 ABRF 190652

IDQ20008



SECURITE



OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10

ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE

AT 0652 UTC 19 MARCH 2026



HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA



SITUATION

AT 0600 UTC SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE NARELLE WAS CENTRED WITHIN 15

NAUTICAL

MILES OF

 LATITUDE THIRTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN SOUTH (13.7S)

 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX DECIMAL FIVE EAST (146.5E)

RECENT MOVEMENT : WEST AT 14 KNOTS

MAXIMUM WINDS   : 120 KNOTS

CENTRAL PRESSURE: 926 HPA



AREA AFFECTED

WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT

  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT

  AND WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT

  AND WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.



FORECAST

MAXIMUM WINDS TO 120 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE.



WINDS ABOVE 64 KNOTS WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE WITH VERY

HIGH TO

PHENOMENAL SEAS.



WINDS ABOVE 48 KNOTS WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT

  AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT

  AND WITHIN 45 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT

  AND WITHIN 45 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT WITH HIGH SEAS AND

MODERATE SWELL.



WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT

  AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT

  AND WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT

  AND WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS

AND MODERATE

SWELL.



FORECAST POSITIONS

AT 1800 UTC 19 MARCH: WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES OF 13.7 SOUTH 144.2

EAST

                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 936 HPA.

                        WINDS TO 110 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.

AT 0600 UTC 20 MARCH: WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF 13.7 SOUTH 142.1

EAST

                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HPA.

                        WINDS TO 55 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.



REMARKS

ALL SHIPS IN THE AREA PLEASE SEND WEATHER REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS.

REGULAR

WEATHER OBSERVING SHIPS USE NORMAL CHANNELS. OTHER SHIPS PLEASE USE

EMAIL TO

TCWC@BOM.GOV.AU.



NEXT WARNING WILL BE ISSUED BY 1300 UTC 19 MARCH 2026.



AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE=