Cyclone Mauricia-Camille

Cyclone Mauricia-Camille
Cyclone Mauricia-Camille was the strongest storm to ever impact Fiji and the strongest storm in the Australian Region and South Pacific of their seasons. 3 peaks in its lifetime, the first being when near Queensland and made landfall with 102MPH. The second peak was at 165MPH in the Coral Sea. The final and most intense peak was when it made landfall in Fiji with 175MPH winds.

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On December 15, a small Kelvin Wave had formed 75 miles away from Papua New Guinea. Not expected to develop, on December 16, it is classified as 95S with a 60% chance of development. On December 19, it is classified as 5S. Around 0600 UTC, 5S is named 'Mauricia', the 4th named cyclone of the annular season. It intensified unusually quickly in cold STS's and some shear. On December 21, it makes landfall in Queensland, the first storm to make landfall in that location since Cyclone Marie of 2020. With a peak of 965MB and 102mph. Once exiting Queensland, it weakened for a small white. On December 24, it was rapidly intensifying once more, but it had peaked as a C5, with winds of 165MPH and 924MB. It starts stalling in the area and weakens a bit. Once a new year starts, Mauricia has transitioned into an extratropical cyclone and entered the South Pacific, the first AUS to SPAC since Hilda of 2019. Unexpectedly, it intensified into a C5 again, but this time with 175MPH. With a pressure of 917MB, it was the storm with the deepest pressure in the SPAC and AUS since Cyclone Neil in the SPAC of 2018 and Cyclone Ann in the AUS of 2019, respectively. Fiji was in the track of this monstrous storm which was extremely worrying. By that time, it had looped around Fiji. Once it made had made landfall, chaos had been unleashed. With beast-like winds of 175MPH, it had destroyed ALL of the home in Fiji and neighbouring islands which was affected by Mauricia-Camille with a similar intensity. It had already became a very deadly storm once it already made landfall. On January 7, it became the strongest storm to ever affect Fiji, and had the 2nd highest winds in the SPAC basin. On January 8, it was travelling south extremely quickly, almost record speed. By January 9. it had already became extratropical, and by January 10, it had dissipated. ===== Path of Mauricia-Camille

Retirement and other things
During November 2016, the WMO retired the name *Mauricia & Camille* due to the storm's extensive damage to Fiji and Australia and was replaced with *Melissa & Candy*.

Camille or Mauricia will never be used in the SHEM but could be used in the NHEM.