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This section attempts to provide a comprehensive and searchable listing of the TECH designators of all TC guidance aids, both past and present. Links provide more information about a particular model, including which organization contributed, and documentation about that model.
Jump links for the various categories of TECH identifiers:
- Official Warnings and ATCF Information
- Operational Models - Track Only
- Experimental Models - Track Only
- Operational Models - Intensity Only
- Experimental Models - Intensity Only
- Operational Models - Both Track and Intensity
- Experimental Models - Both Track and Intensity
- Operational Consensus Aids - Track Only
- Experimental Consensus Aids - Track Only
- Operational Consensus Aids - Intensity Only
- Experimental Consensus Aids - Intensity Only
- Experimental Consensus Aids - Both Track and Intensity
- Operational Wind Radii Models
- Deprecated Models
Data Sources
This list was compiled from the following sources:
- NHC's techlist of all current TECH's that
can appear in NHC's public a-decks:
ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/atcf/docs/nhc_techlist.dat - NHC's techlist of all deprecated TECH's that
no longer appear in NHC's public a-decks:
ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/atcf/docs/nhc_techlist.dat.deprecated - JTWC's techlist of all current TECH's that can appear in JTWC's a-decks (not public):
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/atcf_web/docs/database/new/techlist.dat.pearl - The Tropical Cyclone Modeling Team (TCMT)'s 2012 HFIP Demonstration Page - regional models section
TECH Identifiers for Official Warnings and ATCF Information
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| CARQ | Combined ARQ Position | yes - initial position | All | ATCF information - used by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC), and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) |
| WRNG | Warning | ? | ? | |
| OFCL | NHC Official Forecast | late | AL, EP, CP | National Hurricane Center (NHC) |
| OFCI | NHC Official Forecast (Interpolated 06 hours) | early | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| OFC2 | NHC Official Forecast (Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| OCD5 | OFCI Decay | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| BCD5 | Best Track Decay (post season available only) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| OHPC | HPC Official Forecast | ? | AL, EP | Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) |
| OOPC | OPC Official Forecast | ? | AL, EP | Ocean Prediction Center (OPC) |
| JTWC | JTWC Official Forecast | late | WP, IO, SH | Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) |
| J120 | JTWC 120 hour Forecast | late | WP, IO, SH | JTWC |
| NWOC | NWOC Official Forecast | ? | ? | NPMOC |
| NFFN | RSMC Nadi Official Forecast | ? | SH - South Pacific | RSMC Nadi (Fiji Met Service) |
| NZKL | TCWC Wellington Official Forecast | ? | SH - South Pacific | TCWC Wellington (New Zealand Met Service) |
| NWBB | New Caledonia Official Forecast | ? | SH - South Pacific | METEO France |
| ABRF | TCWC Brisbane Official Forecast | ? | SH - Coral Sea | TCWC Brisbane (Australia Bureau of Meteorology) |
| ADRM | TCWC Darwin Official Forecast | ? | SH - Coral Sea and South-East Indian Ocean | TCWC Darwin (Australia Bureau of Meteorology) |
| APRF | TCWC Perth Official Forecast | ? | SH - South-East Indian Ocean | TCWC Perth (Australia Bureau of Meteorology) |
| RJTD | RMSC Tokyo Official Forecast | ? | WP | RSMC Tokyo |
| BBAJ | Beijing Official Forecast | ? | WP | China Meteorological Agency (CMA) |
| BCGZ | Canton Official Forecast | ? | WP | Canton (?) |
| VHHH | Hong Kong Observatory Official Forecast | ? | WP | Hong Kong Observatory |
| RJTZ | Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JASDF) Forecast | ? | WP | Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JASDF) |
| RPMM | Philippines Official Foreast | ? | WP | Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) TC Page |
| RCTP | Taiwanese Central Weather Bureau Official Forecast | ? | WP | Taiwan Central Weather Bureau (CWB) |
| FMME | RSMC La Réunion Official Forecast | ? | SH - South-West Indian Ocean | RSMC La Réunion |
| DEMS | RSMC New Delhi Official Forecast | ? | IO | RSMC New Delhi (India Meteorological Department) |
TECH Identifiers for Operational Models - Track only
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| XTRP | Extrapolation using past 12-hr motion | early | All basins | NHC, CPHC, and JTWC |
| CLIP | CLImatology-and-PERsistence model (3 day) | early | All basins | NHC, CPHC, and JTWC |
| CLP5 | CLImatology-and-PERsistence model (5 day) | early | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| BAMD | Beta and Advection model, deep layer mean | early | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| FBAM | Beta and Advection model, deep layer mean | no | WP, IO, SH | JTWC |
| BAMM | Beta and Advection model, medium layer mean | early | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| MBAM | Beta and Advection model, deep layer mean | no | WP, IO, SH | JTWC |
| BAMS | Beta and Advection model, shallow layer mean | early | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| SBAM | Beta and Advection model, deep layer mean | no | WP, IO, SH | JTWC |
| LBAR | NHC implementation of GFDL VICBAR model | early | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| WBAR | Harry Weber model | no | WP, IO, SH | JTWC |
| WBRI | Harry Weber model (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | WP, IO, SH | JTWC |
TECH Identifiers for Experimental Models - Track only
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
TECH Identifiers for Operational Models - Intensity only
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| SHFR | SHIFOR intensity model 3-day | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| SHF5 | SHIFOR intensity model 5-day | early intensity | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| DSHF | SHIFOR (decay) intensity model | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| SHIP | Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS) model | early intensity | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| DSHP | Decay SHIPS model | early intensity | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| LGEM | SHIPS Logistical Growth Equation (LGE) model | early intensity | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| RI25 | Rapid Intensification (RI) Aid (24-hour probability of 25 kt increase) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| RI30 | RI Aid (24-hour probability of 30 kt increase) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| RI35 | RI Aid (24-hour probability of 35 kt increase) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| RI45 | RI Aid (24-hour probability of 40 kt increase) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
TECH Identifiers for Experimental Models - Intensity only
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| SPC3 | Statistical Prediction of Intensity from a Consensus Ensemble (SPICE) | early intensity | AL, EP, CP | NESDIS/STAR and CIRA |
| SHPP | SHIPS model parallel (experimental) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| DSPP | Decay SHIPS model parallel (experimental) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| CHIP | Coupled Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme | early intensity, late intensity | All basins | Professor Kerry Emanuel (MIT) |
| CHP2 | CHIP Ensemble Member 2 (v0 +3 m/s) | early intensity, late intensity | All basins | Professor Kerry Emanuel (MIT) |
| CHP3 | CHIP Ensemble Member 3 (v0 -3 m/s) | early intensity, late intensity | All basins | Professor Kerry Emanuel (MIT) |
| CHP4 | CHIP Ensemble Member 4 (dv/dt +1.5 m/s) | early intensity, late intensity | All basins | Professor Kerry Emanuel (MIT) |
| CHP5 | CHIP Ensemble Member 5 (dv/dt -1.5 m/s) | early intensity, late intensity | All basins | Professor Kerry Emanuel (MIT) |
| CHP6 | CHIP Ensemble Member 6 (v0 +3 m/s, no shear) | early intensity, late intensity | All basins | Professor Kerry Emanuel (MIT) |
| CHP7 | CHIP Ensemble Member 7 (v0 -3m/s, shear +10 m/s) | early intensity, late intensity | All basins | Professor Kerry Emanuel (MIT) |
| CHPM | CHIP Ensemble Mean | early intensity, late intensity | All basins | Professor Kerry Emanuel (MIT) |
TECH Identifiers for Operational Models - Both Track and Intensity
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| FSSE | Florida State Superensemble model | no | AL, EP, CP? | FSU |
| FSSI | Florida State Superensemble model (Interpolated) | no | AL, EP, CP? | FSU |
| HWRF | Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) Model | late | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC, run at NCEP/NCO |
| HWFI | HWRF model (Interpolated 06 hours) | early | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| HWF2 | HWRF model (Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| GFDL | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) Hurricane model | late | AL, EP, CP | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), run at NCEP/NCO |
| GFDI | GFDL model (Interpolated 06 hours) | early | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| GFD2 | GFDL model (Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| GHMI | GFDL model with Intensity adjustment (Interpolated 06 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| GHM2 | GFDL model with Intensity adjustment (Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| GFDT | GFDL model using GFS tracker | late | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| GFTI | GFDL model using GFS tracker (Interpolated 06 hours) | early | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| GFT2 | GFDL model using GFS tracker (Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| GFDN | GFDL model using Navy NOGAPS initial conditions | ? | AL, EP,CP | GFDL, run at FNMOC? |
| GFNI | GFDN model (Interpolated 06 hours) | early | AL, EP, CP | GFDL, run at FNMOC |
| GFN2 | GFDN model (Interpolated 12 hours) | early | AL, EP, CP | GFDL, run at FNMOC |
| NAM | North America Model | experimental | AL, EP | NCEP/EMC, run at NCEP/NCO |
| NAMI | NAM model (Interpolated 06 hours) | ? | AL EP | NCEP/EMC |
| NAM2 | NAM model (Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP | NCEP/EMC |
| COAL | Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS) Atlantic grid | no | AL | NRL |
| COAI | COAMPS Atlantic grid (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL | NRL |
| COA2 | COAMPS Atlantic grid (Interpolated 12 hours) | no | AL | NRL |
| COCE | COAMPS Caribbean/East Pacific grid | no | AL | NRL, run at FNMOC |
| COEI | COAMPS Caribbean/East Pacific grid (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL | NRL |
| COE2 | COAMPS Caribbean/East Pacific grid (Interpolated 12 hours) | no | AL | NRL |
| COWP | COAMPS Western Pacific grid | no | ? | NRL |
| COWI | COAMPS Western Pacific grid (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | ? | NRL |
| COKO | COAMPS Korea grid | no | ? | NRL |
| COIN | COAMPS Indian Ocean grid | no | ? | NRL |
| COID | COAMPS Indonesia grid | no | ? | NRL |
| AVNO | Global Forecast System (GFS) model | late | All basins | NCEP/EMC, run at NCEP/NCO |
| AVNI | GFSI GFS Model (Interpolated 06 hours) | early | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AVN2 | GFS2 GFS Model (Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP01 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +01 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP02 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +02 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP03 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +03 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP04 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +04 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP05 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +05 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP06 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +06 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP07 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +07 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP08 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +08 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP09 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +09 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP10 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +10 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP11 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +11 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP12 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +12 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP13 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +13 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP14 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +14 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP15 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +15 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP16 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +16 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP17 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +17 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP18 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +18 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP19 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +19 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AP20 | GP01 GFS Ensemble +20 member | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AEMN | GEMN GFS Ensemble Mean | GFS ensemble | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AEMI | GEMI GFS Ensemble Mean (Interpolated 06 hours) | GFS ensemble, early | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AEM2 | GEMI GFS Ensemble Mean (Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| AMMN | GFS New Ensemble Mean | ? | AL, EP, CP | NCEP/EMC |
| UKM | UK Met Office model (Developmental) | late | All basins | UK Met Office |
| UKMI | UK Met Office model (Developmental) | early | AL, EP, CP | UK Met Office |
| UKM2 | UK Met Office model (Developmental) | ? | AL, EP, CP | UK Met Office |
| EGRR | UK Met Office model (Official) | ? | AL, EP, CP | UK Met Office |
| EGRI | UK Met Office model (Official - Interpolated 06 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | UK Met Office |
| EGR2 | UK Met Office model (Official - Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | UK Met Office |
| EGRT | UK Met Office model (translated from SAFA) | no | ? | JTWC? |
| EGRA | UK Met Office model (corrected SAFA tracker) | no | ? | JTWC? |
| UKX | UK Met Office model (GFS tracker) | ? | AL, EP, CP | UK Met Office |
| UKXI | UK Met Office model (GFS tracker - Interpolated 06 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | UK Met Office |
| UKX2 | UK Met Office model (GFS tracker - Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | UK Met Office |
| NGPS | NOGAPS model | late | AL, EP, CP | Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) |
| NGPI | NOGAPS model (Interpolated 06 hours) | early | AL, EP, CP | FNMOC |
| NGP2 | NOGAPS model (Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | FNMOC |
| NGX | NOGAPS model (GFS tracker) | ? | AL, EP, CP | FNMOC |
| NGXI | NOGAPS model (GFS tracker - Interpolated 06 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | FNMOC |
| NGX2 | NOGAPS model (GFS tracker - Interpolated 12 hours) | ? | AL, EP, CP | FNMOC |
| NGPR | NOGAPS model (ATCF) | no | ? | JTWC? |
| NGPT | NOGAPS model (translated from SAFA) | no | ? | JTWC? |
| NGPA | NOGAPS model (corrected SAFA tracker?) | no | ? | JTWC? |
| CMC | Canadian model | late | AL, EP, CP | |
| CEMN | Canadian model Ensemble Mean | late | AL, EP, CP | |
| ECM | ECMWF model | no | AL, EP, CP | European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) |
| ECMI | ECMWF model (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL, EP, CP | ECMWF |
| ECM2 | ECMWF model (Interpolated 12 hours) | no | AL, EP, CP | ECMWF |
| EMX | ECMWF model (GFS Tracker) | no | AL, EP, CP | ECMWF |
| EMXI | ECMWF model (GFS Tracker - Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL, EP, CP | ECMWF |
| EMX2 | ECMWF model (GFS Tracker - Interpolated 12 hours) | no | AL, EP, CP | ECMWF |
| EEMN | ECMWF model Ensemble Mean (GTS tracker) | no | AL, EP, CP | ECMWF |
| ECMO | ECMWF model (GTS tracker) | no | AL, EP, CP | ECMWF |
| ECOI | ECMWF model (GTS tracker - Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL, EP, CP | ECMWF |
| ECO2 | ECMWF model (GTS tracker - Interpolated 12 hours) | no | AL, EP, CP | ECMWF |
| EEMO | ECMWF model Ensemble Mean EPS (GTS tracker) | no | AL, EP, CP | ECMWF |
| JGSM | Japanese Global Spectral Model (GSM) | no | AL, EP, CP | Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) |
| JGSI | Japanese GSM (JGSA, interpolated 06 hours using NHC interpolator) | no | AL, EP, CP | JMA |
| JGS2 | Japanese GSM (Interpolated 12 hours using NHC interpolator from JGSA) | no | AL, EP, CP | JMA |
| JGSE | Japanese GSM (extrapolated) | no | WP, IO, CP | JMA |
| JJGS | Japanese GSM (JTWC tracker) | no | WP, IO, SH | JMA |
| JJGI | Japanese GSM (JGSM, interpolated 06 hours using NHC interpolator) | no | WP, IO, SH | JMA |
| JGST | Japanese GSM (translated from SAFA) | no | WP, IO, SH | JMA |
| JGSA | Japanese GSM (SAFA modified tracker) | no | WP, IO, SH | JMA |
| JGAI | Japanese GSM (SAFA modified tracker, interpolated 06 hours using NHC interpolator) | no | WP, IO, SH | JMA |
| JGST | Japanese GSM (translated from SAFA) | no | WP, IO, SH | JMA |
| AFW1 | Air Force Weather Agency MM5 45 km | no | ? | Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) |
| AFWI | AFWA MM5 45 km (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | ? | AFWA |
| GRPS | GRAPES-TCM | yes | WP | Shanghai Typhoon Institute, Chinese Meteorological Administration (STI/CMA) |
TECH Identifiers for Experimental Models - Both Track and Intensity
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| GP01 | GFDL Ensemble Member 1: Control forecast (same model as operational GFDL) | experimental | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| GO1I | GFDL Ensemble Member 1 (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| GP02 | GFDL Ensemble Member 2: | |||
| GP03 | GFDL Ensemble Member 3: | |||
| GP04 | GFDL Ensemble Member 4: | |||
| GP05 | GFDL Ensemble Member 5: | |||
| GP06 | GFDL Ensemble Member 6: | |||
| GP07 | GFDL Ensemble Member 7: | |||
| GP08 | GFDL Ensemble Member 8: | |||
| GP09 | GFDL Ensemble Member 9: | |||
| GP10 | GFDL Ensemble Member 10: | |||
| GP11 | GFDL Ensemble Member 11: | |||
| GP12 | GFDL Ensemble Member 12: | |||
| GP13 | GFDL Ensemble Member 13: | |||
| GP14 | GFDL Ensemble Member 14: | |||
| GP15 | GFDL Ensemble Member 15: | |||
| GPMN | GFDL Ensemble Mean (when at least 40% of members are available) | experimental | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| GPMI | GFDL Ensemble Mean (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL, EP, CP | GFDL |
| FIM9 | Flow-following Finite-volume Icosahedral Model (FIM) version 9 (15 km) | experimental | AL, EP, CP | NOAA Earth Systems Research Laboratory (ESRL) - Geophysical Systems Division (GSD) |
| FM9I | FIM (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL, EP, CP | NOAA/ESRL/GDS |
| APSU | PSU ARW with inner core radar data assimilation | experimental | AL | Penn State University (PSU) - Fuqing Zhang |
| APSI | PSU ARW with inner core radar data assimilation (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL | PSU - Fuqing Zhang |
| ANPS | PSU ARW with no inner core radar data | experimental | AL | PSU - Fuqing Zhang |
| ANPI? | PSU ARW with no inner core radar data (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL | PSU - Fuqing Zhang |
| COTC | Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System - Tropical Cyclone (COAMPS-TC) | experimental | AL, EP, CP | Naval Research Lab (NRL) |
| COTI | COAMPS-TC (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL, EP, CP | NRL |
| UWN4 | UW-Nonhydrostatic Modeling System (UW-NMS) version 7b | experimental | AL | University of Wisconsin - Greg Tripoli |
| UW4I | UW-NMS Model (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL | UW - Greg Tripoli |
| AHW4 | Advanced Hurricane WRF (AHW) version 4 | experimental | AL and EP | National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) - Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology (MMM) Division |
| AHWI | AHW (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL and EP | NCAR/MMM |
| HWEK | HWRF with HEDAS | experimental | AL | Atlantic Oceanographic and Marine Laboratory (AOML) - Hurricane Research Division (HRD) |
| HWEI | HWRF with HEDAS (Interpolated 06 hours) | no | AL | AOML/HRD |
TECH Identifiers for Operational Consensus Aids - Track Only
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| GUNA | Consensus Track Guidance (AVNI + GHMI + EGRI/2 + NGPI) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| CGUN | Corrected GUNA Consensus Guidance | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| TCON | Consensus Track Guidance (AVNI/2 + EGRI/2 + GHMI/2 + HWRFI/2) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| TCOE | Consensus Track Guidance (AVNI/2 + EGRI/2 + GHMI/2 + HWRFI/2) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| TCOA | Consensus Track Guidance (AVNI/2 + EGRI/2 + GHMI/2 + HWRFI/2) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| TCCN | Corrected TCON Consensus Guidance | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| TVCN | Variable Consensus Track Guidance (AVNI/2 + EGRI/2 + NGPI/2 + GHMI/2 + HWRI/2 + EMXI/2) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| TVCE | Variable Consensus Track Guidance (AVNI/2 + EGRI/2 + NGPI/2 + GHMI/2 + HWRI/2 + EMXI/2 + GFNI/2) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| TVCA | Variable Consensus Track Guidance (AVNI/2 + EGRI/2 + GHMI/2 + HWRI/2 + EMXI/2 + GFNI/2) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| TVCC | Variable Corrected TVCN Consensus Guidance | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| RYOC | Forecaster Created Consensus Guidance (any model combination) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| MYOC | Forecaster Created Consensus Guidance (any model combination) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
TECH Identifiers for Experimental Consensus Aids - Track Only
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| TV15 | Consensus Track Guidance of Stream 1.5 Aids | early | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
TECH Identifiers for Operational Consensus Aids - Intensity Only
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| ICON | Intensity Consensus Guidance (DSHP + LGEM + GHMI/2 + HWRFI/2) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
| IVCN | Variable Intensity Consensus Guidance (DSHP + LGEM + GHMI/2 + HWFI/2 + GFNI/2) | ? | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
TECH Identifiers for Experimental Consensus Aids - Intensity Only
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| IV15 | Consensus Intensity Guidance of Stream 1.5 Aids | early | AL, EP, CP? | NHC and CPHC |
TECH Identifiers for Experimental Consensus Aids - Both Track and Intensity
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| FSSE | Florida State Superensemble model | no | AL, EP, CP? | Florida State University (FSU) |
| MMEN | Multi-Model Ensemble Correlation-based Consensus (?) | experimental | AL | FSU |
| T1MN | HFIP Stream 1.5 Consensus | experimental | AL and EP | NCAR Research Applications Laboratory (RAL) - Joint Numerical Testbed (JNT) - Tropical Cyclone Modeling Team (TCMT) |
| T2MN | HFIP Stream 2.0 Consensus | experimental | AL and EP | NCAR/RAL/JNT/TCMT |
| T3MN | HFIP Consensus (All streams) | experimental | AL and EP | NCAR/RAL/JNT/TCMT |
TECH Identifiers for Operational Wind Radii Aids
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Included in TCGP? | TCGP Basins | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| MRCL | McAdie Radii CLIPER model | no | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| MRCI | McAdie Radii CLIPER model (Interpolated) | no | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| DRCL | DeMaria Radii CLIPER model | no | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
| DRCI | DeMaria Radii CLIPER model | no | AL, EP, CP | NHC and CPHC |
TECH Identifiers for Deprecated Aids
| TECH Identifier | Long name of model | Type of model | Basins used in | Approximate years in use | Responsible agency, organization, or person |
| OMPC | MPC official forecast | --- | AL | ? | ? |
| HURN | HURRAN model | analog-statistic | AL | ? | NHC |
| A67 | NHC-67 statistic model | statistic | AL | 1967-? | NHC |
| A72 | NHC-72 statistic model | statistic | AL | 1972-? | NHC |
| A73 | NHC-73 statistic model | statistic | AL | 1973-? | NHC |
| A83 | NHC-83 statistic model | statistic | AL | 1983-? | NHC |
| A90E | NHC-90 (early) statistic-dynamic model | statistic-dynamic | AL | 1990-? | NHC |
| A90L | NHC-90 (late) statistic-dynamic model | statistic-dynamic | AL | 1990-? | NHC |
| 90AE | NHC-90 test model | statistic-dynamic | AL | 1990-? | NHC |
| 90BE | NHC-90 test model | statistic-dynamic | AL | 1990-? | NHC |
| A98E | NHC-98 statistic-dynamic model | statistic-dynamic | AL | 1998-? | NHC |
| A9UK | NHC-98 (UKMET version) | statistic-dynamic | AL | 1998-? | NHC |
| PSS | EP statistic-synoptic model | statistic-synoptic | EP | ? | NHC |
| PSDE | EP (early) statistic-dynamic model | statistic-dynamic | EP | ? | NHC |
| PSDL | EP statistic-dynamic model | statistic-dynamic | EP | ? | NHC |
| P91E | EP NHC-91 statistic-dynamic model (early) | statistic-dynamic | EP | 1991-? | NHC |
| P91L | EP NHC-91 statistic-dynamic model (late) | statistic-dynamic | EP | 1991-? | NHC |
| P9UK | EP NHC-91 (UKMET version) | statistic-dynamic | EP | 1991-? | NHC |
| SBAR | SANBAR barotropic model | dynamic - barotropic | AL | ? | NHC |
| BAMA | BAM test A | AL | ? | NHC | |
| BAMB | BAM test B | AL | ? | NHC | |
| BAMC | BAM test C | AL | ? | NHC | |
| VBAR | VICBAR model | dynamic - barotropic | AL | ? | |
| VBRI | VICBAR model (Interpolated) | dynamic - barotropic | AL | ? | |
| MFM | Medium Fine Mesh model | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| QLM | Quasi-Lagrangian model | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| QLMI | Quasi-Lagrangian model (Interpolated) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| GTSI | GFDL model test (Interpolated 06 hours) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| GTS2 | GFDL model test (Interpolated 12 hours) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| GFDA | GFDL model with Aviation boundary layer parameterization | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| GFDE | GFDL model with Emanuel convective parameterization | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| GFDU | GFDL model (UKMET version) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| GFUI | GFDL model (UKMET version - Interpolated) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| GFDC | GFDL coupled model | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| GFCI | GFDL coupled model (Interpolated) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| ETA | ETA model | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| ETAI | ETA model (Interpolated 06 hours) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| ETA2 | ETA model (Interpolated 12 hours) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| NGM | NGM model | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| NGMI | NGM model (Interpolated) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| AFW1 | MM5 Coarse resolution | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| AF1I | MM5 Coarse resolution (Interpolated 06 hours) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| AF12 | MM5 Coarse resolution (Interpolated 12 hours) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| MM36 | Air Force MM5 model | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| M36I | Air Force MM5 model (Interpolated) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| MRFO | Medium Range Forecast model | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| FV5 | NASA fvGCM model | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| FVGI | NASA fvGCM model (Interpolated) | dynamic | AL | ? | |
| GUNS | Consensus of GFDI, UKMI, and NPGI models | consensus - track | AL | ? | |
| GENA | Consensus of AVNI, GFDI, EGRI/2, and NGPI | consensus - track | AL | ? | |
| CONU | Consensus of AVNI, GFDI, UKMI, NGPI, and GFNI | consensus - track | AL | ? | |
| CONE | Consensus of AVNI, GFDI, UKMI, NGPI, ECMI, and GFNI | consensus - track | AL | ? | |
| CCON | Corrected CONU Consensus | consensus - track | AL | ? | |
| DEF1 | ? | ||||
| DEF2 | ? | ||||
| DEF3 | ? | ||||
| HCON | Intensity Consensus (GFDI + HWRI + GFNI) | consensus - intensity | AL | ? | |
| ICON | Intensity Consensus (DSHP + GFDI + HWFI) | consensus - intensity | AL | ? | |
| INT4 | Intensity Consensus (DSHP + GFDI + GFNI + LGEM) | consensus - intensity | AL | ? | |
| CONI | Intensity Consensus test |
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