- On 6 April, tropical cyclone MAILA continued moving very slowly over the Solomon Sea, with maximum sustained winds up to 176 km/h. On 7 April at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located offshore, approximately 545 km east of far south-eastern Papua New Guinea, with maximum sustained winds of 167 km/h (equivalent to cat. 2 hurricane in the Saffir-Simpson scale).
- On the forecast track, MAILA is expected to continue moving south-west, passing very close to the coast of far south-eastern Papua New Guinea on 10 April in the morning (UTC), with maximum sustained winds up to 165 km/h. After that, it is forecast to continue moving toward the Cape York Peninsula (far northern Queensland, north-eastern Australia) after 12 April.
- Over the next 72 hours, heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are forecast over the Solomon Islands. Same conditions are forecast over southern and eastern Papua New Guinea starting from 9 April.
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