Steering Index and Activity Index

Real-Time Product for North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones

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Updates daily once 00 UTC runs are post-processed (generally by 2000 UTC): See Archive

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Extended Forecasts: overlayed ensembles

GEFS: 35 days

EPS : 15 days

GEPS: 16 days (32 days on Thursdays)

for a truncated SI outlook (out to 16 days)

for a truncated AI outlook (out to 16 days)



Extended Forecasts: Combined-Ensemble mean (GEFS+EPS+GEPS)

GEFS: 35 days

EPS : 15 days

GEPS: 16 days (32 days on Thursdays)

for a truncated SI Combined-Mean outlook (out to 16 days)

for a truncated AI Combined-Mean outlook (out to 16 days)

AI x SI Outlook Visualization: Combined-Ensemble mean (GEFS+EPS+GEPS)

GEFS: 35 days

EPS : 15 days

GEPS: 16 days (32 days on Thursdays)

for a 0–15 day AIxSI Combined-Mean outlook

for a 0–35 day AIxSI Combined-Mean outlook



DISCLAIMER: The current versions of SI and AI shown herein are experimental and should be treated as such. Please seek information from the National Hurricane Center to help with any decision making.

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