 The same monsoon trough that spawned Connie also produced an area of convection southeast of Diego Garcia on January 28 . The circulation slowly organized , and the MFR classified it as a tropical disturbance on January 30 . A nearby trough steered the system southeastward initially and later to the southwest . On January 31 , the system became a tropical depression , and later Moderate Tropical Storm Damienne the next day , reaching peak winds of 65 km / h ( 40 mph ) . Also on February 1 , the JTWC initiated warnings on Tropical Cyclone 10S , which estimated 1 ‑ minute winds of 95 km / h ( 60 mph ) . Increased wind shear removed the convection on February 2 , causing marked weakening , and prompting the JTWC to discontinue advisories that day . This was despite forecasts of strengthening to near tropical cyclone status . As a weak tropical disturbance , Damienne turned to a rapid westward motion , passing north of Rodrigues and Tromelin . The circulation dissipated on February 7 off the northeast coast of Madagascar . 
