Tropical Cyclone Maila

Tropical Cyclone Maila continues to weaken in the Solomon Sea.

Area affected

Warning zone

None.

Watch zone

None.

Cancelled zone

None.

At 4:00 am Australian Eastern Standard Time

Intensity

category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 75 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 100 kilometres per hour

Location

within 65 kilometres of 8.2 degrees South, 154.4 degrees East, 630 kilometres west northwest of Honiara and 810 kilometres east of Port Moresby

Movement

slow moving

Tropical Cyclone Maila is expected to remain slow moving in the Solomon Sea during Saturday. On Sunday, Maila is forecast to begin tracking west-southwest, possibly affecting southeastern Papua New Guinea before entering the Coral Sea early next week. Maila may then track through the Coral Sea towards the Far North Queensland coast. However, it is likely to weaken below tropical cyclone intensity before reaching the coast. Another possible scenario is that Maila weakens in the Solomon Sea or over southeastern Papua New Guinea during the weekend and does not emerge into the Coral Sea as a tropical cyclone.

 

 From www.bom.gov.au