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Southern Hemisphere 2005-2006 Tropical Cyclone Season Review
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]


              A REVIEW OF THE 2005-2006 TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON

                         FOR THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

     Following is a tabular summary of all the tropical depressions
  and tropical cyclones which occurred in the Southern Hemisphere
  between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006 as reported in the Monthly
  Global Tropical Cyclone Summaries prepared by the author.

    (1) Number - this is the sequential cyclone number assigned by JTWC
        in Hawaii.

    (2) Name - the name (if any) assigned by the responsible Tropical
        Cyclone Warning Centre.  For systems in the South Indian Ocean
        west of 90E and in the Southwest Pacific east of 160E which were
        unnamed, the alphanumeric designator applied by La Reunion or
        Fiji, respectively, is given in this column.

    (3) Dates - range of dates for which tracking information for the 
        cyclone is available in the Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks files
        prepared by the author.  The dates given in most cases refer to
        the time the system was in warning status and generally do not
        include the pre-depression stages of the disturbance.

    (4) Pressure - Lowest central pressure (either estimated or recorded)
        during the lifetime of the cyclone.  An asterisk (*) following
        the pressure indicates the reading was an actual measured
        pressure.   Central pressure is given in millibars, which is
        numerically equivalent to hectopascals.

    (5) MSW 1-min avg - maximum 1-minute average sustained windspeed in 
        knots as assigned by JTWC.  An asterisk (*) following the MSW
        indicates that it was an actual measured value.

    (6) MSW 10-min avg - maximum 10-minute average sustained windspeed
        in knots as assigned by the responsible Tropical Cyclone Warning
        Centre.  An asterisk (*) following the MSW indicates that it was
        an actual measured value.

    (7) Basins - tropical cyclone basins where the cyclone tracked during
        its life:

        SWI - Southwest Indian Ocean - West of 90E
        AUW - Northwest Australia/Southeast Indian Ocean - 90E to 135E
        AUE - Northeast Australia/Coral Sea - 135E to 160E
        SPA - South Pacific Ocean - East of 160E
        SAT - South Atlantic Ocean

     A number in parentheses (e.g. (1) ) following an entry refers to
  a note following the entries for the given basin.   A separate table
  is given for each of the four Southern Hemisphere basins.

     Abbreviations for Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres:

  JTWC -    Joint Typhoon Warning Center, formerly on Guam, now at
            Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
  MFR -     Meteo France Reunion (RSMC La Reunion)
  RSMC -    Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre

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                           SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN

 JTWC    NAME                DATES          CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
 NUM                                        PRS   1-MIN 10-MIN
                                            (mb)   (kts) (kts)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 ---  (MFR-01)              05-06 Sep       1001     --    25    SWI
 01S  (MFR-02)              12-15 Oct        997     35    30    SWI
 ---  (MFR-03)              06-08 Nov        998     --    30    SWI
 ---  (MFR-07)              03-07 Jan       1000     --    25    SWI
 09S  Boloetse              24 Jan-06 Feb    946    100    90    SWI
 12S  (MFR-09)              19-21 Feb        995     45    40    SWI
 14S  Carina                23 Feb-03 Mar    910    130   115    SWI
 16S  Diwa                  02-10 Mar        980     55    60    SWI
 ---  (MFR-12)              04 Mar          1000     --    25    SWI
 22S  Elia                  06-16 Apr        987     55    45    SWI/AUW

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                NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA / SOUTHEAST INDIAN OCEAN

 JTWC    NAME                DATES          CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
 NUM                                        PRS   1-MIN 10-MIN
                                            (mb)   (kts) (kts)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 02S  (MFR-04)              05-08 Nov        995     45    30     AUW/SWI
 03S  Bertie-Alvin          18-28 Nov        930    115   100     AUW/SWI
 04S  (MFR-06)              21-29 Dec        998     35    30     AUW/SWI
 05S  Clare                 07-10 Jan        960     60    75     AUW
 08S  Daryl                 17-23 Jan        965     65    65     AUW
 15S  Emma                  26-28 Feb        986     35    40     AUW
 ---  -----                 28 Feb-07 Mar    998     --    30     AUW
 19S  Floyd                 19-27 Mar        915    115   105     AUW
 20S  Glenda                23-31 Mar        910    140   115     AUW
 ---  -----                 26-27 Mar        996     --    30     AUW
 21S  Hubert                04-07 Apr        970     55    55     AUW

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                      NORTHEAST AUSTRALIA / CORAL SEA

 JTWC    NAME                DATES          CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
 NUM                                        PRS   1-MIN 10-MIN
                                            (mb)   (kts) (kts)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 10P  Jim                   26 Jan-02 Feb    955     80    80     AUE/SPA
 13P  Kate                  22-24 Feb        985     50    50     AUE
 ---  -----                 01-06 Mar        995     --    55     AUE (1)
 17P  Larry                 16-21 Mar        915    100   110     AUE
 23P  Monica                16-26 Apr        905    155   135     AUE/AUW

 NOTES:

 (1) System was a hybrid, subtropical LOW.

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                             SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN

 JTWC    NAME                DATES          CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
 NUM                                        PRS   1-MIN 10-MIN
                                            (mb)   (kts) (kts)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 06P  Tam                   06-15 Jan       987      40    45     SPA
 ---  (05F)                 10-13 Jan       996      --    30     SPA
 07P  Urmil                 13-15 Jan       975      60    60     SPA
 ---  (10F)                 02-04 Feb       998      --    30     SPA (1)
 ---  (11F)                 08-10 Feb      1000      --    30     SPA
 11P  Vaianu                09-19 Feb       965      75    70     SPA
 ---  (13F)                 19-25 Feb       998      --    25     SPA (1)
 18P  Wati                  17-28 Mar       950      80    85     SPA/AUE

 NOTES:

 (1) Some peripheral gales were associated with these systems.

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                             SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

 JTWC    NAME                DATES          CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
 NUM                                        PRS   1-MIN 10-MIN
                                            (mb)   (kts) (kts)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 ---  -----                 21-23 Feb       ---      55    --     SAT (1)

 NOTES:

 (1) The tracking and intensity information for this South Atlantic
     tropical storm was supplied by Dr. Karl Hoarau of Cergy-Pontoise
     University, Paris, France.

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 Prepared by Gary Padgett
 E-mail: [email protected]
 Home Phone: 334-222-5327

Document: summ2005-2006.htm
Updated: 9th August 2006

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