Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin Issued at 04:40 AM EST on Sunday 05 April 2026 At 4 am AEST Sunday, Tropical Cyclone Maila (Category 1) with central pressure 987 hPa was located near latitude 8.8 south longitude 154.5 east, which is about 610 km west of Honiara and 810 km east of Port Moresby. The cyclone is moving west northwest at 6 kilometres per hour. Tropical Cyclone Maila, 37U, is intensifying in the Solomon Sea and the environment is generally favourable for further development. Maila is forecast to become a severe tropical cyclone by later tonight or early Monday morning. 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. The next Information Bulletin will be issued by 11:00 am AEST Sunday 05 April.