048 WTAU07 APRF 120649 IDW23300 40:2:2:24:18S091E400:11:00 SECURITE OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 0649 UTC 12 FEBRUARY 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 0600 UTC Tropical Cyclone Taliah was centred within 20 nautical miles of latitude seventeen decimal seven south (17.7S) longitude ninety decimal six east (90.6E) Recent movement : south southwest at 10 knots Maximum winds : 60 knots Central pressure: 980 hPa AREA AFFECTED Within 180 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 200 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 180 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 100 nautical miles in NW quadrant. FORECAST Maximum winds to 60 knots near the centre. Winds above 48 knots within 70 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 120 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 100 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 100 nautical miles in NW quadrant with very rough seas and moderate to heavy swell. Winds above 34 knots within 180 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 200 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 180 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 100 nautical miles in NW quadrant with rough seas and moderate swell. Forecast positions At 1800 UTC 12 February: Within 40 nautical miles of 19.8 south 89.1 east Central pressure 976 hPa. Winds to 60 knots near centre over water. At 0600 UTC 13 February: Within 55 nautical miles of 21.5 south 87.3 east Central pressure 979 hPa. Winds to 55 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 Mauritius Meteorological Service. AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE