Cyclone phase evolution: Analyses & Forecasts

This page presents historical, analyzed (current), and model-forecast cyclone phase diagrams for northwestern hemisphere cyclones
with the goals of improved structural forecasting, structural transition (subtropical/tropical/extratropical), cyclogenesis, and providing measures of structural predictability.

Please note that these products are experimental and not official forecasts. For official forecasts in the U.S., please refer to the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center.

To the right are the most recently picked interesting diagrams.
In this case, the GEFS ensemble forecast of hurricane Ernesto's ET following Bermuda landfall.



Latest deterministic model output:
CMC: 2025122812 ECMWF: 2025122818
GFS: 2025122818 JMA: 2025122818
NAVGEM: 2025122818 UKMET: 2025122812

Current/recent NCEP HWRF model output:
grant09s:2025122818 invest96s:2025122800
invest99p:2025122818 ten10s:2025122818

Current/recent NCEP HMON model output:
No recent NCEP HMON runs

Current/recent CIRA/NESDIS AMSU based diagrams:
No recent AMSU retrievals

Ensemble output:
Latest deterministic intercomparison: [ 2025122818 | 2025122812 ]

Latest CMC Ensemble: [ 2025122812 | 2025122800 ]

Latest GFS Ensemble: [ 2025122812 | 2025122800 ]

Latest NGP Ensemble: [ 2025122812 | 2025122800 ]

Latest CMC+GFS+NGP Ensemble: [ 2025122412 | 2025122400 ]


Example phase diagrams from past events: [View]

Help/Docs: [ Docs | AMS02-ppt | AMS02Talk-ppt ]


Page created and maintained by:

Robert Hart
Florida State University


This page last updated: Mon Dec 29 03:40:03 UTC 2025