Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin Issued at 10:56 AM EST on Sunday 05 April 2026 At 10 am AEST Sunday, Tropical Cyclone Maila (Category 2) with central pressure 986 hPa was located near latitude 9.2 south longitude 154.4 east, which is about 610 km west of Honiara and 800 km east of Port Moresby. The cyclone is slow moving. Tropical Cyclone Maila, 37U, is currently located in the in the Solomon Sea and intensifying. The environment is generally favourable for further development and Maila is forecast to become a severe tropical cyclone tonight or early Monday. The steering influences are balanced and Maila is expected to be slow moving over the Solomon Sea through until the middle of the week, when it is forecast to begin moving southwest. This system is not expected to directly impact the Queensland coast before the middle of the week but may move closer to the north Queensland coast later in the week. The next Information Bulletin will be issued by 5:00 pm AEST Sunday 05 April.