I te 22 o Mei 2006, i tukuna e te National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) CPC (CPC) a raatau matapae mo te 2006 Atlantic me te Pacific hurricane seasons. Ko te waa o te Moananui a Kiwa ka raru i te huringa tekau tau-roa i tiimata mai i te 1995, i kaha ake ai te hau hau puta noa i te peihana. I matapae a NOAA i te taumata o te mahi i te Rawhiti o te Moana-a-Kiwa, me te 12<unk>16 nga tupuhi i tapaina, ko te 6<unk>8 e kiia ana he tupuhi, me te 1<unk>3 e kiia ana he tupuhi nui. Ko te rohe kawenga o te Central Pacific Hurricane Center e kiia ana he iti ake i te toharite, me te rua ki te toru noa nga huringa tropical ki te hanga, ki te uru ranei ki te rohe. Kaore ratou i tumanako ka pa te El Niño, ki te La Niña ranei. I te Mei 15, ka tiimata te huringa huringa i te Rawhiti o te Moana-a-Kiwa, he nui ake te huringa o te hau i
e rua ki te toru