****0000002338**** WTAU05 APRF 270050 IDW23100 40:2:2:24:17S101E400:11:00 SECURITE OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 0050 UTC 27 MARCH 2025 HURRICANE 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 Severe Tropical Cyclone Courtney was centred within 30 nautical miles of latitude seventeen decimal one south (17.1S) longitude one hundred and one decimal zero east (101.0E) Recent movement : west at 11 knots Maximum winds : 70 knots Central pressure: 972 hPa AREA AFFECTED Within 50 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 90 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 90 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 70 nautical miles in NW quadrant. FORECAST Maximum winds to 70 knots near the centre increasing to 80 knots by 0000 UTC 28 March. Winds above 64 knots within 15 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 25 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 25 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 20 nautical miles in NW quadrant with high seas. Winds above 48 knots within 30 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 40 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 40 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 40 nautical miles in NW quadrant with very rough seas and heavy swell. Winds above 34 knots within 50 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 90 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 90 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 70 nautical miles in NW quadrant with rough seas and moderate to heavy swell. Forecast positions At 1200 UTC 27 March: Within 50 nautical miles of 16.9 south 99.5 east Central pressure 971 hPa. Winds to 70 knots near centre. At 0000 UTC 28 March: Within 60 nautical miles of 16.7 south 97.4 east Central pressure 963 hPa. Winds to 80 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 27 March 2025. AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE