Hurricane Tracker RPGish thing

[atomic7732]

Ok, first, are you the cyclone, or the tracker?

Choose whichever you want to be.

Now, this is how you play, there can be up to 2 "cyclones" at a time, what you do is REALISTICALLY you move and de/strengthen around by editing a picture (don't put more than one for your same cyclone up at a time!) that I will give you to make your tracking map thing. Track yourself (the cyclone) at least once a day.

If you are a tracker you report wind speed readings and make your organization and put out advisories, watches, and warnings. You can make your own scale (for your organization) even your own criteria for watches and warnings. Or even a name list! YOU MAY JOIN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS!!!!

---------SO--------------

Let's start in the Atlantic. Download the picture to track yourself on, obviously only if you are the cyclone. If tyou are the tracker, you are basically text. You may change at any time. (As long as there are no more than 1 cyclone at one time) I WILL BE FLEXIBLE!!!

Below, you will also find example advisories and stuff that I am using for my storms. (Post #3)

[atomic7732]

Lets get the season GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

CYCLONES

User

1.NeutronStar
2.

TRACKERS (Can be infinite)

Username/Organization Name

1. NeutronStar/National Oceanic Meteorological Society (NOMS)  
2.
3.
4.
5.

[atomic7732]

0230 Z
NATIONAL OCEANIC METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
ADVISORY 0
TEST EXAMPLE

HURRICANE TEST

ALL INTERESTS IN FLORIDA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY ARE IN DANGER OF AN IMPENDING CYCLONE.

HURRICANE WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES, BAHAMAS, LEEWARD ISLANDS, ANTIGUA, BARBADOS, HAITI, AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

HURRICANE WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SEABOARD FROM PENSACOLA TO CHARLOTTE.

WINDS OF 120 KTS
GUSTS TO 130 KTS
WIND SWATHS
64 KT...
50NW 60NE 45SE 40SW
34 KT...
100NW 120NE 130SE 115SW

FORECAST...

REPORTER...
NEUTRONSTAR

Naming...

Al
Beatrix
Cameron
Danielle
Erik
Fanny
George
Haiti
Ivan
Josephine
Ken
Linda
Maddock
Nora
Oded
Patricia
Quan
Rhiannon
Sophocles
Tammy

If need be, storm list will be lengthened to Z.

Winds of <34 kts are tropical depression, 34-64 kts are Weak Cyclone, 65-100 kts is Moderate Cyclone, 100 - 155 kts Severe Cyclone, >155 kts Extreme Cyclone.

We will issue a tropical cyclone (even tropical depression) warning, if conditions are of tropical force within the next 24 hrs.
A watch will be for 48 hrs.

Hurricane Warning is hurricane conditions of 65 kts or higher.

Tropical Cyclone tracks will be issued for our storms after the storm has ended.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE EVERYTHING I HAVE HERE YOU CAN SYMPLY CALL THEM ALL CYCLONES AND GIVE THEM NUMBERS, BUT YOU CAN BE MORE ELABORATED THAN ME TOO!!!

[atomic7732]

0400 Z
NATIONAL OCEANIC METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
ADVISORY 1

TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM CHARLESTON TO VIRGINA BEACH

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT...

LOCATED AT 30N 73W

WINDS OF 30 KTS
GUSTS TO 40 KTS
WIND SWATHS
NULL

FORECAST...

32N 76W
WINDS OF 40 KTS

35N 75W
WINDS OF 50 KTS

39N 74W
WINDS OF 50KTS

FORECASTER...
NEUTRONSTAR

I would normally say where I am located for the forecasters, but since I am tracking myself... I don't need to so, here is the CYCLONE'S track (not the oraganization made)

[deoxy99]

Will people please join? If it's confusing I'll help you!

What is the point?

[atomic7732]

JOIN!!! COME ON!!! I WANT TO START THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can have it as simple as you want, like this

Advisory 1
March 13, 1200UTC

Cyclone 12 has moved north on it's track and is expected to be come category 5 and turn west.

Or more elaborate than my post.

[Bla]

The game looks fine and interesting. I'm just afraid that I can't post every single day - it's a part of my Computer Treaty that I am able to be independent of it for longer amounts of time.
But I'd join if I wasn't "forced" to post every day. I might post every day, but the point is just that I can't swear it.

Oh, and then there's a second relevant thing to the game. I don't understand it.
If I'm a cyclone, should I then draw it on the map and update it over time/every day? How to draw it? Just some spirals, or some intensity-colored stuff and junk-thing?

[deoxy99]

Treaty Shmeaty.

[atomic7732]

The game looks fine and interesting. I'm just afraid that I can't post every single day - it's a part of my Computer Treaty that I am able to be independent of it for longer amounts of time.
But I'd join if I wasn't "forced" to post every day. I might post every day, but the point is just that I can't swear it.

Oh, and then there's a second relevant thing to the game. I don't understand it.
If I'm a cyclone, should I then draw it on the map and update it over time/every day? How to draw it? Just some spirals, or some intensity-colored stuff and junk-thing?

No need to swear that you will. It's recommended.

Okay, so if you are the cyclone, you will just post with any color dot you like, link it with lines and post it. You just give your wind speed and general location. Then the forcasters forcast you. They may even say your intensity is greater or less than what you say it is (even though yours is correct). They can then classify it with a simple scale, or an elaborate scale, or no scale, you can have name lists (if you are a forecster), or you can give numbers.