2 , ▁although ▁it ▁re - int ens ified ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁The ▁M FR ▁estimated ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 8 5   km / h ▁( 1 1 5   m ph ), ▁and ▁the ▁J TW C ▁estimated ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 2 3 0   km / h ▁( 1 4 5   m ph ). ▁The ▁tr ough ▁that ▁turned ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁later ▁caused ▁the ▁cy clone ▁to ▁weak en ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁eye ▁to ▁diss ip ate . ▁On ▁April   5 , ▁Mar l ene ▁was ▁down grad ed ▁into ▁a ▁severe ▁tropical ▁storm ▁and ▁subsequently ▁dr ift ed ▁to ▁the ▁north west , ▁influenced ▁by ▁a ▁r idge ▁behind ▁the ▁tr ough . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁storm ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁gradually ▁weak ening ▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression . ▁On ▁April   1 1 , ▁a ▁passing ▁tr ough ▁absor bed ▁Mar l ene ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁peri ph ery ▁of ▁the ▁bas in . ▁ ▁Other ▁systems ▁ ▁On ▁October   1 , ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁con ve ction ▁developed ▁about ▁ ▁Se ych elles ▁at ▁a ▁low ▁latitude . ▁Mov ing ▁south west ward , ▁the ▁system ▁organized ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Dist urb ance ▁A 1 ▁on ▁October   2 , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁A ▁small ▁central ▁dense ▁over cast ▁subsequently ▁developed ▁over ▁the ▁circul ation . ▁A ▁r idge ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁ste ered ▁the