▁was ▁down grad ed ▁to ▁moder ate ▁tropical ▁storm ▁status ▁before ▁it ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁South - West ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁( SW IO ) ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁Australian ▁region , ▁early ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁ 0 2 ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁M été o - France ▁declared ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression . ▁On ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁the ▁cy clone ▁entered ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁strong ▁vertical ▁wind ▁she ar ▁causing ▁the ▁low ▁level ▁circul ation ▁centre ▁to ▁become ▁exposed . ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁ 0 2 ▁diss ip ated ▁to ▁a ▁rem nant ▁low . ▁However , ▁early ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁the ▁system ▁reg ener ated ▁into ▁a ▁weak ▁tropical ▁de pression . ▁Later ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁con ve ction ▁re develop ed , ▁and ▁wrapped ▁around ▁the ▁low ▁level ▁center , ▁even ▁as ▁the ▁storm ▁continued ▁moving ▁west ward , ▁as ▁it ▁slowly ▁weak ened . ▁Late ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁M été o - France ▁issued ▁their ▁last ▁advis ory ▁on ▁the ▁storm ▁as ▁it ▁weak ened ▁below ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁intensity . ▁ ▁Sub t rop ical ▁De pression ▁ 0 3 ▁ ▁An ▁area ▁of ▁low ▁pressure ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁coast ▁of ▁Mad agas car , ▁that ▁was ▁previously ▁being ▁track ed ▁by ▁the ▁J TW C ▁as ▁In vest ▁ 9 3 S , ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁subt rop ical ▁de