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The 2004-05 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season ran from July 1 , 2004 to June 30 , 2005 , reaching its peak mid-February to early March. The scope of this article is limited to the Southern Hemisphere. Three major basins are located in the southern hemisphere (Southwest Indian Ocean , Southeast Indian Ocean, South Pacific Ocean ). Tropical Storms formed in the Southwest Indian Ocean are assigned a name by the Seychelles Meteorological Service . Tropical Storms formed in the Southeast Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific are assigned a name by the Australian Bureau Of Meteorology and Papua New Guinea . Tropical Storms formed in the South Pacific Ocean are assigned a name by the Fiji Meteorological Service . Tropical depressions in this basin have the "S" suffix (Indian Ocean), "P" suffix (South Pacific), "F" suffix (South Pacific in Fiji AOR), "U" suffix (Australia AOR), or "M" suffix (La Réunion AOR) added to their number. STORMS South-West Indian Ocean Tropical Depression 01S Tropical Depression 01S developed in late August and moved southeastward into the Perth , Australia AOR, strengthing into Tropical Cyclone Phoebe. Tropical Depression 02S Tropical Depression 02S developed 675 nautical miles west of Diego Garcia with winds of 25 knots on October 25 . The storm moved westward, strengthing to 30 knots sustained winds. The JTWC classified the storm as 35 knot tropical storm. The storm weakened to a 25 knot disturbance before making landfall near Dar Es Salaam , Tanzania , on October 29 .
Severe Tropical Storm Arola Tropical Cyclone Arola developed from Tropical Depression 03S on November 8 approximately 400 nautical miles east-southeast of Diego Garcia with 45 knot winds. The storm moved west-southwest as it continued to intensify, reaching its peak intensity of 60 knots. The storm drifted westward as it weakened over the open waters never effecting land. Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Bento Tropical Cyclone Bento developed from Tropical Depression 04S on November 21 approximately 375 nautical miles east-southeast of Diego Garcia with 40 knot winds. The storm continued to intensify, reaching cyclone status on November 22 . Bento reached its peak intensity of 120 knots on the 22nd, 175 nautical miles east-southeast of Diego Garcia. Benito is the first South Indian tropical cyclone of this intensity located this close to the equator. Bento tracked to the west-southwest as it slowly began to weaken from its peak intensity. On November 25 the winds had dropped to 70 knots, and the storm was downgraded to a tropical storm. The storm weakened to a tropical depression on November 30 , 615 nautical miles south of Diego Garcia. Tropical Cyclone Chambo Tropical Cyclone Chambo developed from Tropical Depression 06S on December 24 , 750 nautical miles west of the Cocos Islands and moving southwestward with 40 knot winds. The system reached cyclone intensity the following day. The storm reached a peak intensity of 85 knots on December 27 . The storm continued on a southwestern trek over the open waters, becoming extratropical on December 30 .
Tropical Depression 07M Tropical Depression 07M formed in the Mozambique Channel on January 4 , and moved southeastward, making landfall in western Madagascar between Morombe and Toliara .
Moderate Tropical Storm Daren Tropical Storm Daren developed from Tropical Depression 11S (09M) on January 19 , 450 nautical miles south-southeast of Diego Garcia with winds of 40 knots. This would be the storm's peak intensity as it moved to the west-southwest. Increasing vertical wind shear would eventually cause the storm to weaken. The storm dissapated on January 22 150 nautical miles north of Mauritius .
Intense Tropical Cyclone Ernest Tropical Cyclone Ernest developed from Tropical Depression 12S (08M) on January 20 , 400 nautical miles north-northwest of Antananarivo , Madagascar , with 40 knot winds. As the storm moved into the Mozambique Channel , it intensified rapidly reaching 65 knot winds in 12 hours. After the intensity leveled off, the storm went through a rapid intensification a second time, reaching 90 knot winds as it moved southward through the channel. Ernest turned to the southeast and began to slowly weaken as it neared the southern end of the channel. Ernest moved along the coastline of Madagascar on January 22 with 70 kt sustained winds. After passing the island, Ernest accelerated out to sea and became extratropical on January 24 . Tropical Cyclone Ernest brought significant rainfall to southern Madagascar. Just five days later, Tropical Storm Felapi affected the same area. 19 people dies, 214 were missing, and 32,000 were homeless following the two storms.
Tropical Storm Felapi Tropical Storm Felapi developed from Tropical Depression 11M on January 27 , 115 nautical miles northwest of Tulear . The storm moved southeastward where it made landfall in southwestern Madagascar on January 28 . The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression as it moved over the southern portion of the island. The storm emerged in the South Indian Ocean on January 29 , making a turn to the east, then northeast over the open waters. Felapi turned back to the southeast as a subtropical depression. See the Tropical Cyclone Ernest section above for fatalities associated with Tropical Storm Felapi.
Tropical Storm Gerard
Tropical Cyclone Hennie
Tropical Storm Isang
Tropical Cyclone Adeline-Juliet
South-East Indian Ocean/Western Australia Tropical Cyclone Phoebe Tropical Cyclone Phoebe developed from Tropical Disturbance 01 approximately 430 nautical miles west northwest of the Cocos Islands on September 2 , 2004 . The storm reached a peak intensity of 55 knots on September 3 . Tropical Cyclone Phoebe remained over open waters and posed no threat to land.
Tropical Cyclone 05S A tropical low developed in the Perth AOR on December 2 near the coast of Java . According to Perth, the storm had a maximum sustained winds of 30 knots, while the JTWC assigned the storm peak sustained winds of 35 knots and classifying it as a tropical storm.
Tropical Cyclone Raymond Tropical Cyclone Raymond developed from a tropical low on January 2 , 250 nautical miles north-northeast of Broome . Raymond moved eastward, moving onshore near Kalumburu . Dissipating over land, the remnant low, turned back towards the west and back over the South Indian Ocean.
Tropical Cyclone Sally Tropical Cyclone Sally developed from a tropical low on January 8 , 200 nautical miles (370 km) east-southeast of the Cocos Islands .Sally moved southwestwar over the open waters of the southeast Indian Ocean with peak winds of 45 knots. Sally weakened into a tropical low on January 10 .
Tropical Cyclone Tim Tropical Cyclone Tim developed from a tropical low on January 23 , 375 nautical miles southeast of Christmas Island . Tim moved towards the west-southwest throughout its existence with peaks winds of 45 knots. The storm weakened as it moved out to sea on January 25 .
Tropical Cyclone Vivienne Tropical Cyclone Vivienne reached cyclone intensity on February 8 , 2005 , in the Timor Sea well north of Karratha , however it weakened the following day. The cyclone did interrupt oil and gas productions in the Timor Sea.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Willy Willy developed well to the north-west of Cape Leveque, Western Australia on March 10 , 2005 . The system tracked parallel to the West Australian coast, with little impact on the coast. On March 14 , the system dissipated in the Indian Ocean well west of Exmouth . Again, oil and gas operations in the Timor Sea were interrupted.
Arafura Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria/Northern Australia No storms occurred during the 2004-05 season. Coral Sea/Eastern Australia Tropical Cyclone Harvey The Bureau of Meteorology began monitoring a tropical low off Groote Eylandt in the Gulf Of Carpentaria on February 3 , 2005 . The low intensified and was named Harvey three days later. The storm made landfall near the Queensland / Northern Territory border on February 7 as a Category 3 (Australian scale) system. Minor structural damage was reported along the Robinson River and Mornington Island was battered by high winds and heavy rain, however no casualties were reported.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ingrid Main article: Cyclone Ingrid
Solomon Sea and Gulf of Papua/Papua New Guinea
South Pacific/Fiji Tropical Depression 01F The first tropical depresson of the season formed on October 28 , centered 225 nautical miles northeast of Honiara on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands . It drifted westward, passing into the Brisbane AOR. It never developed into a tropical cyclone.
Tropical Depression 02F Tropical Depression 02F developed on December 3 , 150 nautical miles north of Port Vila , Vanuatu . The system remained poorly organized the for the duration of its existence. It continued to move erratically before moving southward between Vanuatu and Fiji and dissipating on December 14 .
Tropical Depression 03F Tropical Depression 03F developed on December 5 , 425 nautical miles north-northeast of Fiji. It tracked south towards Fiji, then turned to the east-southeast, dissipating on December 10 .
Tropical Storm Judy Tropical Storm Judy developed from Tropical Depression 04F on December 24 , 275 nautical miles east-southeast of Tahiti . Judy only attained a maximum sustained winds of 40 knots. On December 27 , the storm became extratropical and merged with a low pressure system about 750 nautical miles south-southeast of Tahiti.
Tropical Cyclone Kerry Tropical Cyclone Kerry developed from Tropical Depression 05F on January 5 , 315 nautical miles northeast of Port Vila , Vanuatu . Kerry moved to the southwest with 40 knot winds as it moved over Vanuatu. Once past the island, Kerry moved on a west-southwest course and it began to intensify after turning to the west. The storm reached a peak intensity of 85 knots before turning towards the south-southeast. The storm began to weaken under vertical shear and was downgraded to a depression on January 13 .
Tropical Storm Lola Tropical Storm Lola developed from Tropical Depression 06F on January 31 , 100 nautical miles west-southwest of Tongatapu . Lola reached a peak intensity of 40 knots, but was downgraded to a depression on February 2 .
Severe Tropical Cyclone Meena On February 3 , the Fiji Meteorological Agency issued an alert for a developing low pressure system south-east of American Samoa . The winds brushed past American Samoa the following day, resulting in the closure of several schools, before heading in a south-easterly direction towards the Cook Islands . On February 6 , Meena - now an intense Category 4 system - hit the main island of Rarotonga . Waterfront buildings were destroyed by heavy seas but no casualties were reported. The cyclone continued moving south-east before weakening into a low pressure system south of the Austral Islands on February 8 . Wikinews: Meena strikes Cook Islands
Tropical Cyclone Nancy Tropical Cyclone Nancy was the next tropical cyclone to severely impact the Southern Pacific region. Nancy developed extremely rapidly, becoming a Category 4 tropical cyclone within 24 hours of formation. Nancy weaved about the islands for a few days, causing extensive damage. Later in its lifecycle, it very nearly underwent a Fujiwhara Interaction with Tropical Cyclone Olaf.
Tropical Cyclone Olaf The most intense system of the season, Tropical Cyclone Olaf developed rapidly like Nancy. By February 16, Olaf had attained maximum sustained winds of 145 knots and was thrashing American Samoa. However bad the damage was, it could have been worse as Olaf veered east, its eyewall missing the islands.
Tropical Cyclone Percy
Tropical Storm Rae
Tropical Storm Sheila
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