5   km / h ▁( 6 5   m ph ). ▁By ▁contrast , ▁the ▁J TW C ▁upgrad ed ▁J osta ▁to ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁a ▁minimal ▁h urr icane ▁with ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 2 0   km / h ▁( 7 5   m ph ). ▁The ▁eye ▁feature ▁diss ip ated ▁soon ▁after ▁due ▁to ▁increased ▁she ar , ▁causing ▁J osta ▁to ▁weak en . ▁On ▁March   1 0 , ▁the ▁storm ▁re - int ens ified ▁slightly , ▁a ided ▁by ▁the ▁mon so on , ▁as ▁it ▁passed ▁ 1 6 0   km ▁( 1 0 0   mi ) ▁south ▁of ▁May otte . ▁It ▁again ▁weak ened ▁soon ▁there after , ▁with ▁the ▁con ve ction ▁spread ing ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁circul ation ▁over ▁Mad agas car . ▁On ▁March   1 2 , ▁the ▁circul ation ▁diss ip ated ▁off ▁the ▁north west ▁coast ▁of ▁Mad agas car , ▁partially ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁stronger ▁K yl ie ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁R ains ▁from ▁the ▁storm ▁reached ▁ ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Mad agas car , ▁despite ▁the ▁storm ▁not ▁making ▁land fall . ▁ ▁Mod er ate ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁K yl ie ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁overall ▁system ▁that ▁spawn ed ▁J osta ▁also ▁produced ▁a ▁disturb ance ▁on ▁March   6 ▁off ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁Mad agas car . ▁While ▁dr ifting ▁sout heast ward ▁within ▁a ▁tr ough , ▁the ▁system