Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin Issued at 04:48 PM EST on Sunday 05 April 2026 At 4 pm AEST Sunday, Tropical Cyclone Maila (Category 2) with central pressure 978 hPa was located near latitude 9.1 south longitude 154.3 east, which is about 620 km west of Honiara and 790 km east of Port Moresby. The cyclone is slow moving. Tropical Cyclone Maila, 37U, is currently located in the Solomon Sea and intensifying. The environment is generally favourable for further development and Maila is forecast to become a severe tropical cyclone tonight or early Monday. The 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 but may move closer to the north Queensland coast later in the week. The next Information Bulletin will be issued by 11:00 pm AEST Sunday 05 April.