 After a period of inactivity lasting about a month , a tropical depression formed from the monsoon trough about 900 km ( 560 mi ) northeast of Mauritius on February 8 . The system moved generally to the south and southeast , passing just east of Rodrigues on February 10 . Later that day , the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Celesta . On February 11 , both the JTWC and the MFR estimated peak winds of 80 km / h ( 50 mph ) . Celesta turned to the south and looped to the northwest , crossing over its track on February 12 . The storm dissipated on February 14 , having succumbed to wind shear . Despite Celesta passing near <unk> , winds on the island did not exceed 19 km / h ( 11 mph ) . 
