TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING NUMBER NINE
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING NUMBER NINE ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 1:30AM THIS MORNING, TUESDAY 07TH APRIL 2026.
A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IS CURRENT FOR SOLOMON ISLANDS.
SITUATION: AT 11:00PM TONIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE MAILA (CATEGORY THREE) WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 962 HECTOPASCALS WAS LOCATED NEAR 9.9 DEGREES LATITUDE SOUTH AND 155.4 DEGREES LONGITUDE EAST (9,E ON TRACKING MAP). THIS IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 141 NAUTICAL MILES (261 KILOMETERS) SOUTHWEST OF RANOGGA ISLAND, WESTERN PROVINCE.
SEVERE CYCLONE MAILA IS SLOWLY MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 4 KNOTS TOWARDS THE SOUTH OF WESTERN PROVINCE IN THE SOLOMON SEA AND INTENSIFYING.
EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS (63-87 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) OVER WHOLE OF WESTERN PROVINCE ISLANDS WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS (3.5 – 6.0 METRES) WITH COASTAL FLOODING AND WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ELSEWHERE (OTHER PROVINCES), EXPECT WINDS TO REACH 20 TO 25 KNOTS (37- 46 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) INCREASING TO 33 KNOTS (61 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) OVER CHOISEUL, ISABEL AND TEMOTU PROVINCES WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELLS (2.5-4.0 METERS) AND POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOODING. EXPECT HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REMAINING PROVINCES.
SUCH BAD WEATHER MAY LEAD TO POSSIBLE LANDSLIDE AND FLOODING OVER COMMUNITIES LIVING NEAR HILL SLOPES, CLOSE TO LARGE RIVERS, STREAMS AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SEA TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO CONSIDER SAFETY ACTIONS AS SUCH HEAVY RAIN CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY.
MOTORISTS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING ON ROAD. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS BAD WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE POSES THREATS TO LIVES AND PROPERTIES.
PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
PLEASE LISTEN TO SIBC AND ALL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AT 7:30AM LATER THIS MORNING.
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