Severe Tropical Storm Boldwin 2012–13 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

on november 13, cluster of thunderstorms formed off western sumatra. on next couple of days, cluster developed circulation center, , became tropical disturbance, being dubbed invest 96s jtwc. on next couple of days, unfavorable conditions haltered development of system. on november 23, system organized under moderate vertical wind shear, , météo-france started track system tropical disturbance midnight, day, météo-france further upgraded system tropical depression. in hours of november 24, rsmc la reunion further upgraded tropical depression moderate tropical storm mauritus assigning name boldwin. later same day, jtwc started tracking system tropical cyclone 02s winds equivalent tropical storm on sshs, while developed eye-like feature. during afternoon, météo-france further upgraded boldwin severe tropical storm 10-minute sustained winds reaching 100 km/h (65 mph). on november 25, storm encountered strong vertical wind shear , of convection got displaced southeast, partially exposing center. day, boldwin weakened moderate tropical storm. later night, boldwin s llcc became exposed , started weakening rapidly. result, jtwc issued final advisory on system. @ same time, météo-france reported boldwin further weakened tropical depression. finally, during hours of november 26, météo-france issued final warning on boldwin, weakened remnant low, moderate vertical wind shear had torn system apart.