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=
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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 of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 1, 2005 and ended on April 30, 2006. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the southern Pacific 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 from July 1, 2005 to June 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 in Nadi. Those that move south of 25°S are monitored by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Wellington, New Zealand.

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torms

Tropical Depression 01F

Formed on November 30 and dissipated on December 2, 2005.

Tropical Depression 02F

Formed on December 3 and dissipated on December 6, 2005.

Tropical Depression 03F

Formed on December 8 and dissipated on December 18, 2005.

Tropical Cyclone Tam

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac

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Track=Tam 2006 track.pngFormed=January 12
Dissipated=January 14
10-min winds=45
1-min winds=40
Pressure=987Tam originated as Tropical Depression 04F near 15S 179.5E on January 6. The system then lingered around for a few days, appearing to significantly weaken, only to strengthen later. As Tam moved southeastward on January 12, a gale warning was issued for Tonga and later for Niue as well as American Samoa. Tam accelerated towards south-southeast and became extratropical on January 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 on January 13, 2006.

Tropical Cyclone Urmil

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac

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Track=Urmil 2006 track.pngFormed=January 13
Dissipated=January 15
10-min winds=60
1-min winds=60
Pressure=975Urmil formed near 14S 174E as Tropical Depression 06F on January 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 on January 14. Urmil accelerated towards southeast and was declared extratropical once it entered the area of responsibility of TCWC Wellington on January 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 on January 16, 2006.

evere Tropical Cyclone Jim

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac


Track=Jim 2006 track.pngFormed=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 on January 30. Jim gradually turned south-southeastward and became extratropical on February 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 of Viti Levu - including the city of Lautoka - inundated by floodwaters on January 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 on January 31, 2006.

Tropical Depression 10F

Formed on February 2 and dissipated on February 4, 2006.

Tropical Depression 11F

Formed on February 8 and dissipated on February 10, 2006.

evere Tropical Cyclone Vaianu

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac


Track=Vaianu 2006 track.pngFormed=February 11
Dissipated=February 16
10-min winds=70
1-min winds=75
Pressure=965Tropical Depression 12F formed near 14.5S 176.1W on February 10 and a tropical cyclone alert was raised in Tonga. 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 between Fiji and Tonga. On February 13, Vaianu resumed a southward track and reached hurricane intensity. Vaianu then struck the Tonga 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. On February 13, Vaianu reached it's peak intensity of 85 mp/h, but these peak winds were well away from the Tonga and Fiji islands, but Tonga still felt Vaianu's winds. Then, the cyclone accelerated towards the southeast, entered TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility and became extratropical on February 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 on February 26, 2006.

Tropical Depression 14F

Formed on March 13 and dissipated on March 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

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Track=Wati 2006 track.pngFormed=March 19
Dissipated=March 26
10-min winds=85
1-min winds=80
Pressure=950Tropical Depression 16F formed on March 17 and strengthened into Tropical Cyclone Wati on March 19 north of New Caledonia. It moved westwards and slowly strengthened into a Category 3 cyclone on the Australian scale before coming to a near standstill over the Coral Sea. After remaining stationary for most of March 22, Wati took a southeasterly course on March 23, gaining speed and continuing that course on March 24. A cyclone watch was issued for Lord Howe Island and a cyclone warning was issued for Norfolk Island. Wati passed between the two islands and became extratropical on March 25.

The remains of Wati brought heavy rain and strong winds to the North Island of New Zealand on March 26, with gusts of 140km/h reported at Cape 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 on April 21, 2006.

torm names

In the Southern Pacific tropical cyclones are assigned names by the RSMC in Nadi, or the TCWC in Wellington 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

*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, 2006

References

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]