Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin Issued at 05:00 PM EST on Monday 06 April 2026 At 4 pm AEST Monday, Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila (Category 3) with central pressure 968 hPa was located near latitude 9.9 south longitude 155.2 east, which is about 525 km west of Honiara and 880 km east of Port Moresby. The cyclone is moving southeast at 7 kilometres per hour. Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila, 37U, is currently located in the Solomon Sea. The steering influences are balanced and Maila is expected to be slow moving over the Solomon Sea before moving west southwest by Thursday. Maila is expected to remain well away from the Queensland coast during the next few days, but confidence is increasing in Maila moving towards the Far North Queensland coast later in the week, potentially crossing the coast on the weekend. The next Information Bulletin will be issued by 11:00 pm AEST Monday 06 April.