It gave the NHC the ability to do some testing. They even pretended it was a hurricane for testing purposes earlier today.
78L (made-up test invest):
Floater: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters.html
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TEST, AL, L, , , , , 78, 2013, TS, O, 2013043000, 9999999999, , , , , , METWATCH, , AL782013
AL, 78, 2013043000, , BEST, 0, 250N, 878W, 35, 1000, TS, 34, NEQ, 150, 90, 0, 0,
AL, 78, 2013043006, , BEST, 0, 252N, 877W, 40, 998, TS, 34, NEQ, 150, 120, 0, 0,
AL, 78, 2013043012, , BEST, 0, 255N, 876W, 45, 998, TS, 34, NEQ, 150, 150, 0, 0,
AL, 78, 2013043018, , BEST, 0, 260N, 875W, 50, 995, TS, 34, NEQ, 150, 150, 0, 120, 1008, 240, 50, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, TEST, M,
AL, 78, 2013043018, , BEST, 0, 260N, 875W, 50, 995, TS, 50, NEQ, 60, 0, 0, 30, 1008, 240, 50, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, TEST, M,
AL, 78, 2013050100, , BEST, 0, 265N, 874W, 55, 993, TS, 34, NEQ, 150, 150, 0, 120,
AL, 78, 2013050100, , BEST, 0, 265N, 874W, 55, 993, TS, 50, NEQ, 60, 0, 0, 30,
AL, 78, 2013050106, , BEST, 0, 270N, 872W, 60, 991, TS, 34, NEQ, 150, 150, 0, 90,
AL, 78, 2013050106, , BEST, 0, 270N, 872W, 60, 991, TS, 50, NEQ, 70, 0, 0, 60,
AL, 78, 2013050112, , BEST, 0, 276N, 868W, 75, 975, HU, 34, NEQ, 180, 180, 70, 90, 1010, 240, 20, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, TEST, D,
AL, 78, 2013050112, , BEST, 0, 276N, 868W, 75, 975, HU, 50, NEQ, 70, 60, 40, 70, 1010, 240, 20, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, TEST, D,
AL, 78, 2013050112, , BEST, 0, 276N, 868W, 75, 975, HU, 64, NEQ, 30, 30, 20, 30, 1010, 240, 20, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, TEST, D, |