****0000001960**** WTAU05 APRF 260053 IDW23100 40:2:2:24:17S106E400:11:00 SECURITE UPDATED OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 0053 UTC 26 MARCH 2025 STORM FORCE WIND WARNING Please be aware, wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. SITUATION At 0000 UTC Tropical Cyclone Courtney was centred within 25 nautical miles of latitude seventeen decimal four south (17.4S) longitude one hundred and six decimal three east (106.3E) Recent movement : west at 9 knots Maximum winds : 45 knots Central pressure: 987 hPa AREA AFFECTED Within 40 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 90 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 90 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 60 nautical miles in NW quadrant. FORECAST Maximum winds to 45 knots near the centre increasing to 60 knots by 0000 UTC 27 March. Winds above 48 knots within 30 nautical miles in SE and SW quadrants with very rough seas. Winds above 34 knots 30 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 70 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 90 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 40 nautical miles in NW quadrant with rough seas and moderate swell. Forecast positions At 1200 UTC 26 March: Within 45 nautical miles of 17.7 south 104.3 east Central pressure 981 hPa. Winds to 55 knots near centre. At 0000 UTC 27 March: Within 60 nautical miles of 17.4 south 102.4 east Central pressure 977 hPa. Winds to 60 knots near centre. REMARKS All ships in the area please send weather reports every three hours. Regular weather observing ships use normal channels. Other ships please use email to tcwc@bom.gov.au. Next warning will be issued by 0700 UTC 26 March 2025. AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE