Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin Issued at 11:03 PM EST on Saturday 04 April 2026 At 10 pm AEST Saturday, Tropical Cyclone Maila (Category 1) with central pressure 990 hPa was located near latitude 9.1 south longitude 154.7 east, which is about 580 km west of Honiara and 830 km east of Port Moresby. The cyclone is moving west at 7 kilometres per hour. Tropical Cyclone Maila, 37U, has developed in the Solomon Sea and the environment is generally favourable for further development. Maila is forecast to become a severe tropical cyclone by late Sunday or early Monday. Steering influences are balanced and Maila is expected to be slow moving over the Solomon Sea through until the middle of next week, when it is forecast to begin moving southwest. This system is not expected to directly impact the Queensland coast before the middle of next week. The next Information Bulletin will be issued by 5:00 am AEST Sunday 05 April.