▁disturb ance ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁region , ▁which ▁crossed ▁into ▁the ▁south - west ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Also ▁on ▁March   2 2 , ▁the ▁M FR ▁upgrad ed ▁the ▁storm ▁to ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁F at ima , ▁and ▁the ▁J TW C ▁track ed ▁the ▁system ▁as ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁ 1 7 S . ▁The ▁storm ▁moved ▁south west ward ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁r idge ▁to ▁the ▁north west , ▁and ▁gradually ▁intens ified . ▁On ▁March   2 5 , ▁the ▁J TW C ▁upgrad ed ▁F at ima ▁to ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁a ▁minimal ▁h urr icane , ▁although ▁the ▁M FR ▁only ▁estimated ▁ 1 0 ‑ min ute ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 9 5   km / h ▁( 6 0   m ph ) ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁break ▁in ▁the ▁r idge , ▁F at ima ▁turned ▁toward ▁the ▁south ▁on ▁March   2 6 , ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁J TW C ▁estimated ▁peak ▁ 1 ‑ min ute ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 6 5   km / h ▁( 1 0 5   m ph ). ▁The ▁storm ▁later ▁turned ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast , ▁although ▁it ▁shift ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁on ▁March   2 9 . ▁On ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁M FR ▁upgrad ed ▁F at ima ▁to ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁status ▁and ▁estimated ▁peak ▁ 1 0 ‑ min ute ▁wind s ▁of ▁