This section provides a comprehensive list of the data files used within the $ATCFSTRMS directory.
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Prefix |
Suffix |
Use |
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“.biglbl” |
Big warning label |
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“_brkpts.dat” |
Output from wind probabilities |
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“.com” |
CARQ records for Atlantic storms |
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“.cpa” |
CPA (closest point of approach) |
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“.cpaprefs” |
CPA preferences |
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“.dgr” |
Danger area points file, used by othmsg.f |
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“_do*” |
Output from radii CLIPERs |
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“.dst” |
Distance and bearing output file |
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“.dstprefs” |
Bearing/distance to forecast preferences |
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“.fst” |
Track forecast |
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“.jts” |
Forecast – JOTS format |
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“_prb.bin” |
Gridded wind probabilities binary file |
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“.state” |
Used for “save window state” |
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“_stfps*” |
Output from STIPS – southern hemisphere version |
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“_stips*” |
Output from STIPS |
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“.suainfo” |
Output from tracker (deprecated) |
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“.sum” |
Forecast summary |
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“.sum1” |
Forecast summary – checked |
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“.tcf” |
TCFA message |
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“.tcfalbl” |
TCFA label |
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“.tctracks” |
Output from tracker (deprecated) |
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“.tmp” |
Temporary storm description file |
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“.wm” |
Warning message |
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“_wptot.dat” |
CLIPER program data |
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“a” |
“.120” |
120-hour forecast from objective aid |
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“a” |
“.dat” |
Objective aids and official forecasts |
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“a” |
“.fuj” |
Fuji objective aid forecasts |
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“a” |
“.hyb” |
Hybrid objective aid forecasts |
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“a” |
“.nhc” |
Objective aids from NHC |
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“a” |
"_ti.tmp” |
Time intensity diagram temporary file |
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“a” |
"_trad.tmp” |
Wind radii diagram temporary file |
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“a” |
“.txt” |
Objective aids – plain text output |
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“a” |
“.te*” |
Objective aids – temporary files |
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“a” |
“.log” |
Objective aids log file |
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“b” |
“.dat” |
Best-track |
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“b” |
“.dlbl” |
??? |
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“b” |
“.lbl” |
Best-track labels |
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“b” |
“.log” |
Best-track log file |
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“b” |
“.tmp“ |
Best-track temporary file |
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“checkf” |
“.out” |
Fixes checkfdeck file |
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“d” |
“.dat” |
Errors for objective aids and official forecasts |
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“d” |
“.tri” |
Triangle table |
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“e” |
“.dat” |
Probability information |
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“err” |
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Storm errors |
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“f” |
“.allfixes” |
Fixes temporary file for importfixes |
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“f” |
“.dat” |
Fixes |
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“f” |
“.dat~” |
Fixes temporary file |
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“f” |
“.ierr” |
Importfixes file |
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“f” |
“.lbl” |
Fixes labels |
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“f” |
“.log” |
Fixes log file |
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“f” |
“.new” |
Fixes temporary file for importfixes |
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“f” |
“.new1” |
Fixes temporary file |
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“f” |
“.temp” |
Temporary file for importfixes |
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“forecast_” |
“.sh” |
NHC shell script file |
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“h” |
“.dat” |
Header data |
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“h” |
“.txt” |
Text from objective aid run |
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"nrl_intr*" |
“.out” |
Objective aid output from interpolator |
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“ob” |
“.dat” |
Objective best-track |
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“ob” |
“.old” |
Old objective best-track |
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“remarks” |
“.doc” |
Warning remarks file |
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"storm_1_" |
“.sh” |
NHC shell script file – created on the fly |
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“storm_2_” |
“.sh” |
NHC shell script file– created on the fly |
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“storm_3_” |
“.sh” |
NHC shell script file– created on the fly |
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“storm_4_” |
“.sh” |
NHC shell script file– created on the fly |
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“t” |
“.dat” |
TCFA data |
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“?” |
“.gun” |
Objective aid output from interpolator |
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“?” |
“.pest” |
Objective aid output from pest |
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“?” |
“.ierr” |
Fix error output |
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“*” |
“.err” |
Program errors |