Liverpool England MSHPC Tropical Weather Updates

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Before a depression is recognised, it is usually tagged an "INVEST" storm - an area of low pressure with the potential to strengthen into a cyclone. INVESTs are tracked by the MSHPC's satellite bureau in Kompa Ru or the Warning sub-bureau in Cyclonesville with advisories, called Tropical Weather Updates effective 2144 (formerly known as INVEST tracker), on potential systems every 6 hours. Beginning February 7, 2145, the MSHPC has released its advisories in two of Liverpool England's three official languages – English and French, with the French translation originally provided by the Oliverrian government, and on Feburary 11, German advisories were also released, both new languages as test products. When the service was temporarily discontinued in February 2145, it was decided that French products would continue to be released, but not German ones, but in longer intervals. Rather than one advisory every six hours, which is the frequency of English releases, there would be only one advisory every 18 hours. When it was revealed that the French advisories were not reaching its target audience, the product was scrapped.


0302/2100H TRACKING ADVISORY
OREAN, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MSHPC HEADQUARTERS
MAR 2 2145 - 9 PM HPT BULLETIN

ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES...
THE MSHPC IS ISSUING FORECAST-ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA... LOCATED
ABOUT 1135 KM WSW OF CARSTAIRS, TORQUAY.

OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA LOCATED ABOUT 1135 KILOMETERS WESTSOUTHWEST OF CARSTAIRS,
TORQUAY... MORE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
LATEST MSHPC ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM.

A SMALL SWIRL OF CLOUDS IS LOCATED ABOUT 290 KM EAST OF SCHIMPOL, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND...
PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS... AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 20 KT... WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESIGNATED
84NE.INVEST. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION...
AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES
NORTHEAST AT 11 TO 16 KM/H.

A TROPICAL WAVE IS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS OVER THE WESTERN COAST OF GRAYS HARBOR... AND
IS MOVING WEST INTO VERY WARM WATERS WHERE CONDITIONS ARE PERFECT FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE
FORMATION. AS SUCH, THIS SYSTEM IS DESIGNATED 85NE.INVEST... WHICH WILL BECOME 86NW.INVEST
... IF AND WHEN IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT BASIN. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
COULD FORM OVER THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS... AS THIS SYSTEM SPEEDS OFF TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT 25 KT. ESTIMATED SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 25 KT.
 
OTHERWISE... 
NO TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH MARCH 6.

NEXT TWU AT 3 AM HPT (PAX +02H)

FORECASTER CALTS