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Cyclone Edzani (BOM Designation:03U, JTWC designation:07S) was the strongest storm of the 2009–10 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season], and one of the strongest cyclones of the year 2010.

Meterological history
Early on January 1 2010, TCWC Perth reported that Tropical Low 03U had developed about 1200 km (745 mi) to the southwest of Jakarta, Indonesia. The low was being moved slowly by a mid level ridge of pressure located to the southeast. The tropical low was thought to be in a favorable environment to develop further with moderate vertical wind shear and was benefiting from a good mid level equatorward outflow. 03U continued to develop with deep convection near the Low Level Circulation Center despite the moderate vertical wind shear. 03U continued to benefit from a monsoonal flow through the shear. 03U continued to drift westward, as it passed over longitude 90E on January 4. RSMC La Reunion then took over responsibility of 03U, and dubbed it Tropical Disturbance 08. 08 became ill-defined, and was under strong easterly shear on January 5. The Mauritius Meteorological Center named Tropical Disturbance 08 as Moderate Tropical Storm Edzani on January 6. Edzani was upgraded on January 7 to a Severe Tropical Storm, as it continued west south-west around a subtropical ridge. Just hours after becoming Severe Tropical Storm, Edzani became Tropical Cyclone Edzani. Yet again on January 7, Edzani was upgraded as it continued to intensify, becoming Intense Tropical Cyclone Edzani. Edzani had turned more southwestward due to the subtropical ridge located to it's southeast. On August 8, intensification began to slow as Edzani was expected to move into cooler waters. Edzani continued to intensify, and midday on August 8, Edzani was upgraded to Very Intense Tropical Cyclone strength. Edzani reached it's max intensity that day, as RSMC La Reunion noted that the eye temperature began to warm. Edzani began to weaken on January 9, and underwent an eyewall replacement cycle. On January 10, Edzani weakened to tropical cyclone status, and the eye was lost. Westerly shear increased over Edzani as it began to track more southward, and it became a Severe tropical storm. Edzani began extratropical transition on January 11. It became fully extratropical the next day, and RSMC La Reunion issued it's last advisory on the 13th.