Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin Issued at 04:49 PM EST on Thursday 09 April 2026 At 4 pm AEST Thursday, Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila (Category 4) with central pressure 949 hPa was located near latitude 8.4 south longitude 154.6 east, which is about 600 km west of Honiara and 830 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 and has been moving slowly west. Maila has started to weaken, and is expected to continue slowly weakening over the coming days. During Friday Maila is expected to start moving to the southwest. Over the weekend it is forecast to impact the southeastern parts of Papua New Guinea and then move into the Coral Sea. From Sunday, Maila may track west southwest towards the Far North Queensland coast, possibly crossing Cape York Peninsula early next week. Alternatively, Maila may weaken near or over southeast Papua New Guinea over the weekend. The next Information Bulletin will be issued by 11:00 pm AEST Thursday 09 April.