 Around the time of peak intensity , Babiola began turning more to the south due to an approaching trough . Late on January 9 , the cyclone passed about 400 km ( 250 mi ) east of Rodrigues . Increased shear weakened the eyewall and convection , and Babiola weakened below cyclone status on January 11 . Early the next day , the JTWC discontinued advisories as the storm was beginning to become extratropical . The MFR followed suit later on January 12 , although the agency continued to track Babiola . The storm shifted south @-@ southwestward on January 13 before resuming its southeast trajectory , influenced by a ridge to the south . On January 14 , the remnants of Babiola passed just west of Île Amsterdam , where gusts reached 90 km / h ( 56 mph ) . Later that day , the storm merged with the trough that had originally turned it to the southeast . 
