the basin on November 19, and was renamed Daryl as Agnielle at that time. On November 20, the ridge to the south weakened, allowing Agnielle to turn to the southwest. A well-defined eye developed, which persisted for about three days. Late on November 20, Agnielle attained peak 10‑minute sustained winds of 175 km/h (110 mph), making it an intense tropical cyclone, a rarity for November storms. On November 21, the JTWC estimated peak 1‑minute winds of 280 km/h (175 mph), the second-strongest storm estimated by the agency in the Indian Ocean, after only Cyclone Fantala. Although the eye briefly became less organized, accompanied by a decrease in winds, Agnielle re-intensified despite moving over colder waters. The ridge to the south rebuilt, forcing the cyclone to slow and turn to the west. Increasing wind shear caused rapid weakening; within 30 hours, the winds decreased from tropical cyclone to tropical depression status on November 25. That day, the JTWC discontinued advisories, although the MFR continued tracking the circulation until Agnielle's dissipation on November 27. Intense Tropical Cyclone Bonita As Tropical Depression B2 was dissipating near Réunion, another tropical depression formed east of the Chagos Archipelago on January 3. It moved southwestward, initially without development, but conditions gradually became more favorable. On January 5, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Bonita, and three days later reached tropical cyclone status as it developed a well-defined eye. Later that day, Bonita quickly intensified to its 10‑minute peak intensity of 185 km/h (115 mph), making it the strongest storm of the season. A ridge to the south turned the cyclone more to the west. On January 9, the JTWC estimated Bonita attained peak 1‑minute winds of 250 km/h (155 mph), and the next day, the cyclone made landfall about 50 km (30 mi) north of Foulpointe in eastern Madagascar. Bonita quickly weakened into a tropical storm while crossing the country, but re-intensified slightly after reaching the Mozambique Channel on January 12. Late on January 13, Bonita made a second landfall in eastern Mozambique between Pebane and Quelimane. Although the MFR ceased issuing advisories on January 15, the remnants of Bonita continued across Africa, and emerging into the southern Atlantic Ocean on January 19 and dissipating the next day. Bonita was considered by the Zambia Meteorological Department to have been the first tropical cyclone known to have traversed southern Africa from the South-West Indian Ocean to the