▁it ▁as ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁ 0 2 S . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁system ▁intens ified ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Albert ine ▁while ▁moving ▁south west ward , ▁ste ered ▁by ▁a ▁r idge ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁Late ▁on ▁November   2 5 , ▁an ▁eye ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁con ve ction , ▁and ▁Albert ine ▁intens ified ▁to ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁status ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁The ▁eye ▁gradually ▁became ▁better ▁organized , ▁att aining ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁ 9 0   km ▁( 5 5   mi ) ▁on ▁November   2 8 ▁as ▁Albert ine ▁became ▁an ▁inten se ▁tropical ▁cy clone . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁M FR ▁estimated ▁peak ▁ 1 0 – min ute ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 7 5   km / h ▁( 1 1 0   m ph ), ▁with ▁g ust s ▁to ▁. ▁In ▁contrast , ▁the ▁J TW C ▁estimated ▁ 1 – min ute ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 2 1 5   km / h ▁( 1 3 0   m ph ). ▁After ▁moving ▁over ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁cool ▁water ▁temper atures , ▁Albert ine ▁quickly ▁weak ened ▁and ▁lost ▁its ▁well - defined ▁eye . ▁On ▁November   3 0 , ▁the ▁center ▁passed ▁about ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Rod rig ues ▁after ▁weak ening ▁to ▁severe ▁tropical ▁storm ▁status . ▁After ▁weak ening ▁gradually , ▁the ▁storm ▁began ▁d eter ior ating ▁faster ▁due ▁to ▁increasing ▁wind