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Invest 99W 2013-11-01 1930Z IR-color
A newly formed invest on November 1, 2013, which later became Typhoon Haiyan. Note the cyclonic shape

An invest in meteorology (short for investigative area, alternatively written INVEST) is a designated area of disturbed weather that is being monitored for tropical cyclone development.

Invests are designated by three separate forecast centers: the National Hurricane Center, Central Pacific Hurricane Center and Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The designation of a system as an invest does not necessarily correspond to any particular likelihood of development of the system into a tropical cyclone.

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