Tropical Disturbance 01F On December 10, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 01F had developed, within an area of low vertical windshear near Fiji's southern Lau Islands. Moving southward under a moderate sheared environment with warm sea surface temperatures, 01F intensified into a tropical depression late on December 11, before being steered into a highly sheared environment due to an upper ridge to its north and an approaching upper trough from its west.
Tropical Disturbance 02F Late on December 29, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 02F had developed to the south of
Vanuatu. The JTWC gave it a low chance for development due to the system having a fully obscured LLC and in a favorable environment of low
wind shear, good poleward outflow and warm sea surface temperatures. At 3:00 UTC on December 30, the JTWC announced that the system had transitioned into a
subtropical cyclone; however, the agency gave the system a low chance to develop into tropical cyclone due to persistent unfavorable environment. The system then moved into TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility on the next day, where it was reclassified as a non-tropical low.
Tropical Disturbance 03F Late on January 5, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 03F had formed near
New Caledonia. The system generally moved southeast before the FMS ceased advisories on the system, on January 7. However, on January 8, the JTWC gave the system's chance for development, although in favorable environment, as low since it was in close proximity with
Hale. But upon reanalysis, convection re-fired, and an eye feature was visible,
Tropical Depression Hale On January 7,
Tropical Low 07U crossed into the basin from the Australian region, where it was reclassified as Tropical Depression 04F by the FMS. Later that day, the storm would feel the effects of moderate wind shear, with its convective structure splitting into two different regions, before it started to weaken as shear increased and its low-level center became elongated. The FMS issued their last advisory on Hale by the next day as it moved east-southeast towards the TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility, where they reclassified it as an extratropical low six hours later. The JTWC subsequently discontinued warnings on the system three hours later. In preparation for Hale, MetService issued heavy rain and wind warnings for many parts of
New Zealand. A state of emergency was later declared in the northeastern part of New Zealand as it approached the country. Hale caused widespread flooding and slips in northern and eastern parts of the country on January 10 and 11, particularly in the
Coromandel and
Gisborne areas. Washed away forestry
slash clogged many rivers in the Gisborne region, exacerbating the flooding and accumulating around bridges downstream. Several metres of foreshore was eroded away by the
storm surge in
Whitianga, threatening waterfront buildings such as the Mercury Bay Boating Club. A child was killed on
Waikanae Beach on January 25, two weeks after Hale impacted the country, after falling while playing on forestry slash debris left behind by the cyclone. In real-time, the FMS assessed Hale peaking as a Category 1 tropical cyclone, however in their seasonal summary, the FMS would downgrade Hale to a tropical depression.
Tropical Cyclone Irene By early January 13, the FMS noted that a low pressure system was expected to develop to the west of Vanuatu in the next 5 days, and gave it a moderate chance of development. However, the low formed in the Australian region late on the same day, and by January 14, it organized into a tropical disturbance, with the FMS designating it as 05F. 05F briefly entered the basin by the next day, before subsequently moving back to the Australian region late by the same day. By January 17, 05F moved back into the South Pacific basin, where it was upgraded to a tropical depression by the FMS. At 03:00 UTC on January 18, the JTWC's began issuing warnings on the system, classifying it as
Tropical Cyclone 09P. The FMS subsequently followed suit, upgrading the system into a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale and naming it
Irene. At that time, satellite imagery showed Irene was quickly developing a
central dense overcast (CDO). Under a favorable environment of warm sea surface temperatures, low wind shear and strong poleward outflow, Irene intensified into a Category 2 tropical cyclone late on the same day. However, as it moved over
Tanna Island in Vanuatu, its weakly defined and elongated low-level circulation center quickly became exposed due to the wind shear, prompting the JTWC to issue its final warning on Irene and reclassify the system as a subtropical cyclone by January 19. The FMS subsequently downgraded Irene into a Category 1 tropical cyclone, and continued to issue warnings as it weakened while moving east-southeast, before declaring the system an
extratropical cyclone late on the same day. Irene was last noted the next day. A heavy rain alert was issued for some parts of
Fiji and the public was advised to be on high alert. Similar warnings were also issued to
Vanuatu. On January 19, Irene caused flooding and power cuts in
Port Villa.
Tropical Depression 06F On January 20, a tropical low entered the basin from the Australian region, where it was immediately designated as Tropical Depression 06F by the FMS. Later that day, the JTWC would recognize the system as a tropical cyclone, designating it as
Tropical Cyclone 10P, although the system was becoming exposed due to a dry air infiltration. With the system becoming fully exposed due to increasing wind shear and large amounts of dry air, the JTWC would issue their final advisory on 06F the next day. The FMS continued to issue advisories on 06F as it continued east-southeast, before it turned south-southwest and degenerated into a low pressure area on January 22. The remnants of the system impacted New Zealand on January 27, causing
severe flooding which killed 4 people and resulted in US$1.2 billion in damages.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle On February 10,
Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle moved into the basin from the Australian region, as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale. Gabrielle began to experience an increase in northwesterly vertical wind shear, the JTWC downgraded it to a Category 1-equivalent cyclone. Later that day, Gabrielle moved into MetService's area of responsibility. By 21:00 UTC, the low-level circulation became fully exposed on the central convection, the JTWC discontinued warnings on the system. Later the next day, Gabrielle was downgraded to a Category 2 tropical cyclone by the MetService. Gabrielle subsequently passed directly over
Norfolk Island. The BoM and MetService reported that Gabrielle had transitioned into a deep subtropical low later that day. The JTWC classified it as a subtropical storm. Weather warnings were issued across Norfolk Island and
New Zealand, with multiple states of emergency being declared in New Zealand as the cyclone impacted the country. Heavy rain and strong winds led to widespread power outages and flooding across the upper North Island, with a national state of emergency being declared on February 14. Two people were killed in
Muriwai, while eight others were killed in
Hawke's Bay, and one person killed in
Gisborne. New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for the third time in its history on February 14 as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Judy On February 22, the FMS reported that a low-pressure system was located just south of
Samoa, and gave it a low chance of formation into a tropical cyclone in the next 5 days. Under a moderate sheared environment and warm sea surface temperatures, the system organized into a tropical disturbance late on the next day, with the FMS designating it as 08F. The disturbance steered southwest from a subtropical ridge on February 26 after upgrading to a tropical depression. During February 26, the JTWC issued a
Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) on the system. The system was upgraded to a Category 1 tropical cyclone and attained the name
Judy from the FMS after improved organization the same day. The JTWC also upgraded the system to Tropical Cyclone on February 27, initiating advisories on it as
Tropical Cyclone 15P. Judy further developed due to high sea surface temperatures of , leading to the FMS to upgrade its status to Category 2 tropical cyclone the same day, before upgrading further to a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone on February 28. Judy eventually became a Category 4 on the Australian scale and Category 3 on the SSHWS. The system began to weaken as it headed southeastward, entering the area of responsibility of the MetService. The JTWC issued their last warning on the system on March 3 as it transitioned to a subtropical cyclone. At the same time, the MetService had downgraded the system to Category 2 tropical cyclone status. It later became an extratropical cyclone by the next day.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Kevin Tropical Low 18U entered the basin on March 1 where it became designated as Tropical Depression 09F by the FMS. The JTWC classified it as a Tropical Storm, initiating advisories as
Tropical Cyclone 16P. The system was assigned the name
Kevin by the FMS as it strengthened into a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale. It later intensified to a Category 2 as it headed southeastward. On March 3, it became a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale and a Category 1-equivalent tropical cyclone on the SSHWS. It rapidly intensified to a Category 5 tropical cyclone on both the Australian scale and the SSHWS on March 4. It began to steadily weaken as it headed southeastward, entering the area of responsibility of the MetService. It eventually became extratropical on March 6. A heavy rain alert was issued for the Northern parts of
Lautoka and Ba area, interior of Ba and Nadroga-Navosa, Sigatoka, and Kadavu.
Tropical Depression 10F Late on March 8, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance
10F formed near
Niue, and gave the system a low chance for development. The JTWC began tracking the disturbance by the next day, and also gave it a low chance of formation. Under an environment of warm sea surface temperatures, low to moderate wind shear, and excellent upper-level outflow, the system rapidly developed, prompting the JTWC to issue a TCFA late on the same day. By the next day, the FMS upgraded its formation chance to moderate. However, the system's low-level circulation became elongated and weakly defined, with its convection being sheared to the east, prompting the JTWC to cancel its TCFA late on March 11. The FMS continued to track 10F until it was last noted two days later, to the southwest of
Papeete,
French Polynesia.
Tropical Depression 11F On March 11, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 11F had developed, within an environment of warm sea surface temperatures, low wind shear and moderate upper divergence, to the west of
Tonga. The agency gave the system a moderate chance to develop further. The JTWC, meanwhile, had issued a TCFA on March 13. However, a day later the agency canceled the TCFA, due to the system entering unfavorable environment. Under high vertical wind shear, the JTWC canceled the TCFA again and redowngraded its chance of the system becoming a cyclone to low.
Tropical Disturbance 12F Late on March 11, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 12F had developed, within an environment of warm sea surface temperatures, low wind shear and good upper divergence, to the northeast of Vanuatu.
Tropical Disturbance 13F On April 15, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 13F had developed about to the northwest of Port Vila in Vanuatu. The disturbance was monitored as
Invest 99P by the JTWC. The system was poorly organized and showed no signs of intensification. The JTWC later reported that the system transitioned into a subtropical depression as it headed into unfavorable conditions. The disturbance was last noted on April 18.
Other system On March 7, SENAMHI reported an "unorganized tropical cyclone". SENAMHI researchers were able to identify the formation of the cyclone at the end of February, and also stated that the unusual phenomenon would remain in the Peruvian sea but would not affect any cities on the Peruvian and Ecuadorian coasts. They also reported that moderate to heavy rainfall would develop on the northern coast and highlands of Peru from March 9 to March 11. and that the cyclone would not become a hurricane. The system was named "Cyclone Yaku", with the word "Yaku" coming from the
Quechuan translation of "water". On March 10, the
National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INAMHI) in Ecuador reported that Yaku was moving away from Ecuador and would no longer have a direct impact on the country. In Peru, it was predicted that precipitation from the event would last through mid-March while precipitation from warm sea temperatures would occur into April. ==Storm names==