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.


0303/0300H TRACKING ADVISORY
OREAN, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MSHPC HEADQUARTERS
MAR 3 2145 - 3 AM HPT BULLETIN
CORRECTED DESCRIPTION OF TROPICAL STORM WATCHES.

ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES...
THE MSHPC IS ISSUING FORECAST/ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA... LOCATED
ABOUT 1130 KM WEST OF CARSTAIRS, TORQUAY.

OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA LOCATED ABOUT 1130 KILOMETERS WEST OF CARSTAIRS, TORQUAY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
LATEST MSHPC FORECAST/ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM.

THUNDERSTORMS IN A SMALL SWIRL OF CLOUDS IS LOCATED ABOUT 300 KM EAST OF SCHIMPOL,
LIVERPOOL ENGLAND HAVE DIMINISHED. HOWEVER, THIS SYSTEM... 84NE.INVEST... IS STILL
IN AN AREA WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WOULD SUPPORT FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT
TROPICAL CYCLONE. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 KT... WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.

A TROPICAL WAVE... PREVIOUSLY 85NE.INVEST LOCATED OVER SATSOP ISLAND... HAS CROSSED
INTO THE NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT OF THE HEARTLAND... REDESIGNATION AS 86NW.INVEST... A
RARE NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT SYSTEM. SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 25 KT... WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT.

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AND WATCHES...
A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR THE SYSTEM 84NE.INVEST...
LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 300 KM EAST OF SCHIMPOL, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 25 KT... AND MINIMUM SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE 1003 HPA. THE
POTENTIAL FOR FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE 100 KM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM THE LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MARINE/NAVAL BASE IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION TO THE BORLEAI
DEFENSE POST... OVER THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS... IS GOOD. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR LOX LAND ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN GULP MOUNTAIN PENINSULA... AS WELL AS THE
COAST OF POPULARFREEDOM FROM LOYALTY BAY NORTH TO PEARSON CLIFFS. TROPICAL STORM 
WATCHES MEAN THAT CONDITIONS GENERRALLY EXPECTED IN/OF A TROPICAL STORM ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNING AREA IN 24-36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SYSTEM 86NW.INVEST LOCATED
JUST WEST OF SATSOP ISLAND... BUT WITHIN THE NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT. THIS SYSTEM IS NOW
FORECAST TO HEAD SOUTHEAST BACK INTO THE NORTHEAST DISTRICT... WHICH WOULD REGAIN IT
THE DESIGNATION 85NE.INVEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ESTIMATED AT 25 KT... MIN SLP
1000 HPA. POTENTIAL FOR FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE 200 KM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM CRAZY HORSE, MORIANTON TO ABERDEEN, GRAYS HARBOR... OVER THE NEXT 12-24
HOURS... IS VERY GOOD. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WHOLE PRUDENTIA
COASTLINE FROM COPALIS, GRAYS HARBOR... SOUTHWARDS TO KIRKENSTADT, INEPTIA... INCLUDING
THE COASTAL CITIES OF COPALIS... LOST VEGAS... DANNSTADT... AND KIRKENSTADT. TROPICAL
STORM WATCHES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FROM KIRKENSTADT SOUTH TO PORT DU POIVRE, INEPTIA.
 
OTHERWISE... 
NO TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH MARCH 6.

NEXT TWU AT 9 AM HPT (PAX +02H)

FORECASTER RINDLI/JOHNSON/GUNTHER