- 2005–06 South Pacific cyclone season
Infobox hurricane season
Basin=SPac
Year=2006
Track=2005-2006 South Pacific cyclone season summary.jpg
First storm formed=January 12 ,2006
Last storm dissipated=March 26 2006
Strongest storm name=Jim
Strongest storm pressure=957
Strongest storm winds=80
Average wind speed=10
Total depressions=15
Total storms=
Total hurricanes=5
Total intense=
Fatalities=
Da
Inflated=
five seasons=2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08The 2005-06 South Pacific cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle oftropical cyclone formation. It began onNovember 1 ,2005 and ended onApril 30 ,2006 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the southernPacific Ocean east of 160°E. Additionally, the regional tropical cyclone operational plan defines a "tropical cyclone year" separately from a "tropical cyclone season", and the "tropical cyclone year" runs fromJuly 1 ,2005 toJune 30 ,2006 . cite web|year=2006|title=Tropical Cyclone Operational Plan for the South Pacific and South-East Indian Ocean|accessdate=2008-08-15|publisher=WMO|url=http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/tcp/documents/TCP-24-OP-PLN-2006-edition-english.pdf]Tropical cyclones between 160°E and 120°W and north of 25°S are monitored by the
Fiji Meteorological Service inNadi . Those that move south of 25°S are monitored by theTropical Cyclone Warning Centre inWellington ,New Zealand .__TOC__
torms
Tropical Depression 01F
Formed on
November 30 and dissipated onDecember 2 ,2005 .Tropical Depression 02F
Formed on
December 3 and dissipated onDecember 6 ,2005 .Tropical Depression 03F
Formed on
December 8 and dissipated onDecember 18 ,2005 .Tropical Cyclone Tam
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Tam 2006 track.png
Formed=January 12
Dissipated=January 14
10-min winds=45
1-min winds=40
Pressure=987Tam originated as Tropical Depression 04F near 15S 179.5E onJanuary 6 . The system then lingered around for a few days, appearing to significantly weaken, only to strengthen later. As Tam moved southeastward onJanuary 12 , a gale warning was issued forTonga and later forNiue as well as American Samoa. Tam accelerated towards south-southeast and became extratropical onJanuary 14 . Tam was the first tropical cyclone to occur within the area of responsibility of TCWC Wellington this year.
* [http://www.tropicalcyclone2005.com/database/2006/SOHEM/2006-06P-TAM.html Archive] for Tam from the Tropical Cyclone Center Database.Tropical Depression 05F
Formed on
January 10 and dissipated onJanuary 13 ,2006 .Tropical Cyclone Urmil
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Urmil 2006 track.png
Formed=January 13
Dissipated=January 15
10-min winds=60
1-min winds=60
Pressure=975Urmil formed near 14S 174E as Tropical Depression 06F onJanuary 13 and erupted overnight with rapid development. A Tropical cyclone warning was then issued for Tonga. Urmil continued to strengthen and broke the constraints for Dvorak technique. It almost reached hurricane intensity onJanuary 14 . Urmil accelerated towards southeast and was declared extratropical once it entered the area of responsibility of TCWC Wellington onJanuary 15 .
* [http://www.tropicalcyclone2005.com/database/2006/SOHEM/2006-07P-URMIL.html Archive] for Urmil from the Tropical Cyclone Center Database.Tropical Depression 07F
Formed on
January 15 and dissipated onJanuary 16 ,2006 .evere Tropical Cyclone Jim
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Jim 2006 track.png
Formed=January 27
Dissipated=February 1
10-min winds=80
1-min winds=80
Pressure=955Cyclone Jim originated in the Australian region, and moved into Fiji's area of responsibility onJanuary 30 . Jim gradually turned south-southeastward and became extratropical onFebruary 1 .The extratropical remnants of Jim (08F) lingered around and then moved northwest. On
February 3 , 08F was again mentioned in a bulletin issued by Fiji. However, on the following day, the number 08F was dropped in Fiji bulletin while Brisbane called it a tropical low instead of Ex-Jim. The low was quasi-stationary and gradually weaken afterwards. It is questionable whether this system is a continuation of Jim.Despite being well to the west of that country, Cyclone Jim was blamed for extensive flooding in
Fiji , with the western coast of the island ofViti Levu - including the city ofLautoka - inundated by floodwaters onJanuary 29 . [http://www.pacificislands.cc/pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=19927] No fatalities were reported in any of the areas affected by the cyclone.
* [http://www.tropicalcyclone2005.com/database/2006/SOHEM/2006-10P-JIM.html Archive] for Jim from the Tropical Cyclone Center Database.Tropical Depression 09F
Formed on
January 30 and dissipated onJanuary 31 ,2006 .Tropical Depression 10F
Formed on
February 2 and dissipated onFebruary 4 ,2006 .Tropical Depression 11F
Formed on
February 8 and dissipated onFebruary 10 ,2006 .evere Tropical Cyclone Vaianu
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Vaianu 2006 track.png
Formed=February 11
Dissipated=February 16
10-min winds=70
1-min winds=75
Pressure=965Tropical Depression 12F formed near 14.5S 176.1W onFebruary 10 and a tropical cyclone alert was raised inTonga . This is the third tropical system to threaten Tonga this season. At that time, another Tropical Depression (11F) was to its south causing unstable movements of the two depressions. On the next day, 12F became the dominant system and moved south. Strengthening into Tropical Cyclone Vaianu, it turned southwest and passed betweenFiji and Tonga. OnFebruary 13 , Vaianu resumed a southward track and reached hurricane intensity. Vaianu then struck theTonga islands as a Category 1 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale, knocking down power lines and flattening crops, such as banana and mango trees. In NukuOkinaalofa, low lying areas were shut down because of flooding. OnFebruary 13 , Vaianu reached it's peak intensity of 85 mp/h, but these peak winds were well away from theTonga andFiji islands, butTonga still felt Vaianu's winds. Then, the cyclone accelerated towards the southeast, entered TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility and became extratropical onFebruary 16 .
* [http://www.tropicalcyclone2005.com/database/2006/SOHEM/2006-11P-VAIANU.html Archive] for Vaianu from the Tropical Cyclone Center Database.Tropical Depression 13F
Formed on
February 19 and dissipated onFebruary 26 ,2006 .Tropical Depression 14F
Formed on
March 13 and dissipated onMarch 16 ,2006 .Tropical Depression 15F
A tropical depression formed on
March 16 close to the western border of the region. It later moved west in the Australian region and eventually became Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry, where it caused widespread damage to Innisfail,Queensland .evere Tropical Cyclone Wati
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Wati 2006 track.png
Formed=March 19
Dissipated=March 26
10-min winds=85
1-min winds=80
Pressure=950Tropical Depression 16F formed onMarch 17 and strengthened into Tropical Cyclone Wati onMarch 19 north ofNew Caledonia . It moved westwards and slowly strengthened into a Category 3 cyclone on the Australian scale before coming to a near standstill over theCoral Sea . After remaining stationary for most ofMarch 22 , Wati took a southeasterly course onMarch 23 , gaining speed and continuing that course onMarch 24 . A cyclone watch was issued forLord Howe Island and a cyclone warning was issued forNorfolk Island . Wati passed between the two islands and became extratropical onMarch 25 .The remains of Wati brought heavy rain and strong winds to the
North Island ofNew Zealand onMarch 26 , with gusts of 140km/h reported atCape Reinga . [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10374600]
* [http://www.tropicalcyclone2005.com/database/2006/SOHEM/2006-18P-WATI.html Archive] for Wati from the Tropical Cyclone Center Database.Tropical Depression 17F
Formed on
April 20 and dissipated onApril 21 ,2006 .torm names
In the Southern Pacific tropical cyclones are assigned names by the RSMC in
Nadi , or the TCWC inWellington cite web|year=2007|title=Tropical Cyclone names|accessdate=2008-08-15|publisher=Met Office|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/tropicalcyclone/names.html] As soon as a tropical depression becomes a tropical cyclone it is named by the warning centre having responsibility for it at that time. If a tropical depression does become a tropical cyclone in TCWC Wellingtons area of responsibility, then TCWC Wellington, in consultation with RSMC Nadi, will name the cyclone by using the next name from the list.ee also
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List of Southern Hemisphere cyclone seasons
*Atlantic hurricane seasons: 2005, 2006
*Pacific hurricane seasons: 2005, 2006
*Pacific typhoon seasons: 2005, 2006
*North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 2005, 2006References
External links
* [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.html Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)] .
* [http://www.met.gov.fj/advisories.html Fiji Meteorological Service (RSMC Nadi)] .
* [http://www.metservice.co.nz/forecasts/index.asp Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Ltd. (TCWC Wellington)] .
* [http://www.wmo.int/index-en.html World Meteorological Organization]
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