The name Steve was removed from the official list of tropical cyclone names set out by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Brisbane.

On 30 January, a tropical low was identified by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Darwin.

The Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Perth began monitoring the re-developed cyclone as it moved westward.

The next day, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Perth issued its final warning for the system.

On 26 October, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Perth issued a gale warning on the system, forecasting further development.

At the same time, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Perth began releasing gale warnings for the storm, anticipating further development.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Darwin continued to track the monsoon low as it moved slowly westward across the southern portion of the territory.

Those that move south of 25 S are monitored by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Wellington, New Zealand.

The storm reached gale force six hours after developing and was named Sid by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Darwin.

Around that time, it entered the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Wellington, New Zealand's area of responsibility.