Mediterranean Sea Cyclone Administration

The Mediterranean Sea Cyclone Administration is a European cyclone outlook center that separately tracks cyclones in the Mediterranean Sea. The center has 4 bureaus, based in the Adriatic, Tyrrhenian, Aegean, and Ionian Seas, all of them administered by the MSCA. The MSCA also has their own scale for tropical cyclones. They also name cyclones, with names put together before the seasons officially start. Seasons officially start on July 1 of one year, and end on May 1 of the next.

Cyclone Scale

TROPICAL WAVE: 0-10 MPH (light green)

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE: 11-25 MPH (dark green)

MINOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION: 26-35 MPH (start being given names) (darker blue)

MAJOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION: 36-55 MPH (navy blue)

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM: 56-75 MPH (light blue)

MINOR TROPICAL CYCLONE: 76-95 MPH (light yellow)

MODERATE TROPICAL CYCLONE: 96-110 MPH (darker yellow)

MAJOR TROPICAL CYCLONE: 111-125 MPH (very dark yellow)

VERY SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE: 126-145 MPH (orange)

SUPER SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE: 146- (red)

The scale is known for its long, 10-level system.

CURRENT OUTLOOKS AND ADVISORIES