  km ▁( 2 0   mi ) ▁north ▁of ▁Rod rig ues . ▁G ail ▁maintained ▁its ▁intensity ▁as ▁a ▁severe ▁tropical ▁storm ▁after ▁the ▁she ar ▁decre ased ▁slightly . ▁A ▁tr ough ▁turned ▁the ▁storm ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁on ▁February   1 0 ▁and ▁caused ▁weak ening , ▁resulting ▁in ▁G ail ' s ▁diss ip ation ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁While ▁G ail ▁approached ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Rod rig ues , ▁the ▁storm ▁produced ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 2 0   km / h ▁( 7 5   m ph ) ▁and ▁g ust s ▁to ▁ ▁at ▁Port ▁Math ur in . ▁ ▁Mod er ate ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁He ida ▁ ▁As ▁G ail ▁was ▁developing , ▁the ▁I TC Z ▁spawn ed ▁another ▁disturb ance ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁region ▁on ▁February   3 . ▁On ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁it ▁crossed ▁ 9 0 °   E ▁into ▁the ▁south - west ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁as ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression . ▁The ▁system ▁intens ified ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁He ida ▁on ▁February   5 ▁while ▁moving ▁west - s outh west ward , ▁although ▁the ▁con ve ction ▁never ▁organized ▁beyond ▁a ▁dis organ ized ▁central ▁dense ▁over cast . ▁The ▁J TW C ▁initi ated ▁advis ories ▁that ▁day ▁as ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁ 1 1 S , ▁and ▁He ida ▁quickly ▁att ained ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 7 5   km / h ▁( 4 5   m ph