Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin Issued at 10:49 AM EST on Thursday 09 April 2026 At 10 am AEST Thursday, Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila (Category 4) with central pressure 947 hPa was located near latitude 8.5 south longitude 155.0 east, which is about 560 km west of Honiara and 870 km east of Port Moresby. The cyclone is moving west northwest at 8 kilometres per hour. Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila, 37U, is currently located over the Solomon Sea. Malia is moving slowly to the west but is expected to remain well away from the Queensland coast during the next few days. Over the weekend, Maila is forecast to move to the south of Papua New Guinea and into the Coral Sea, before tracking towards the Far North Queensland coast. It may cross the Cape York Peninsula early next week. The next Information Bulletin will be issued by 5:00 pm AEST Thursday 09 April.