▁she ar . ▁A ▁polar ▁low ▁ste ered ▁Albert ine ▁sout heast ward ▁until ▁absor bing ▁the ▁system ▁on ▁December   3 . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁form ative ▁stages , ▁Albert ine ▁br ushed ▁Diego ▁Gar cia ▁with ▁g ust s ▁of ▁ 6 3   km / h ▁( 3 9   m ph ). ▁On ▁Rod rid g ues , ▁Albert ine ▁produced ▁peak ▁g ust s ▁of ▁, ▁along ▁with ▁heavy ▁ra inf all , ▁causing ▁some ▁damage . ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁under ▁a ▁cy clone ▁watch ▁for ▁ 3 9   h ours , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁warning ▁system ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁M FR ▁during ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Mod er ate ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Christ elle ▁ ▁Tow ard ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁December , ▁the ▁equ atorial ▁tr ough ▁spawn ed ▁two ▁areas ▁of ▁con ve ction ▁– ▁one ▁pers isted ▁south west ▁of ▁Diego ▁Gar cia , ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Bent ha , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁pers isted ▁between ▁Ag ale ga ▁and ▁the ▁Far qu har ▁Group ▁in ▁the ▁Se ych elles . ▁The ▁latter ▁system ▁organized ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Dist urb ance ▁B 1 ▁on ▁December   2 7 , ▁but ▁wind ▁she ar ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁prevent ed ▁significant ▁development ▁and ▁dis located ▁the ▁center ▁from ▁the ▁th under st orm s . ▁A ▁r idge ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁ste ered ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁slowly ▁south west ward ▁toward ▁Mad agas car . ▁As ▁it ▁ne ared ▁the ▁country