Major Weather Forecast Models

GFS (GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM)

American. Run by NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminsitration.

ECMWF (EUROPEAN CENTER for MEDIUM range WEATHER FORECASTING)

European. Issues forecasts twice a day

CMC/GEM (CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE)

Canadian

NAVGEM (NAVY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL)

Numerical forecast model developed by the US Navy

JTWC (JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER)

US Navy agency based in Hawaii. It tracks tropical cyclones in West, Southern Pacific, and Indian Ocean

CLIMATE FORECAST MODELS

CFS (CLIMATE OR COUPLED FORECAST SYSTEM

Climate model by the US NOAA

NMME (NORTH AMERICAN MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE)

An ensemble climate model from NOAA.

CANSIPS

Climate forecast model by the Canadian Meteorological Centre