ina ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁strength en ▁slightly , ▁as ▁the ▁storm ▁moved ▁very ▁close ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Mad agas car . ▁Later ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Ir ina ▁made ▁land fall ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁on ▁Mad agas car , ▁this ▁time ▁at ▁North west ▁Mad agas car . ▁Late ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁Ir ina ▁weak ened ▁into ▁a ▁Zone ▁of ▁Dist urbed ▁We ather , ▁while ▁it ▁was ▁over land . ▁Early ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁Ir ina ▁emer ged ▁off ▁the ▁western ▁coast ▁of ▁Mad agas car . ▁Later ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Ir ina ▁reg ained ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁intensity , ▁and ▁slowly ▁began ▁to ▁re organ ize . ▁However , ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁Ir ina ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁reg ain ▁Mod er ate ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁intensity , ▁because ▁of ▁poor ▁organization , ▁and ▁because ▁the ▁storm ' s ▁low ▁level ▁circul ation ▁center ▁was ▁disp la ced , ▁well ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁storm ' s ▁con ve ction . ▁Early ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 9 , ▁Ir ina ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁re organ ize ▁sufficiently , ▁and ▁reg ained ▁Mod er ate ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁status . ▁Just ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁later , ▁the ▁J TW C ▁designated ▁Ir ina ▁as ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁ 1 2 S . ▁As ▁Ir ina ▁continued ▁to ▁organ ize , ▁the ▁storm ▁gradually ▁began ▁to ▁strength en , ▁as ▁it ▁turned ▁south ward , ▁along ▁the ▁western ▁coast ▁of