The westbound waves shot out into the open ocean to the southwest, largely missing Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives, all of which suffered terribly in December.

• 而向西前进的波进入开放海域并转向西南，闪过了斯里兰卡、印度和马尔地夫，使它们免于重蹈2004年12月的悲惨命运。