Joint Typhoon Warning Center | typhoon forecast us navy
JointUnitedStatesNavy–UnitedStatesAirForcecommandTheJointTyphoonWarningCenter(JTWC)isajointUnitedStatesNavy–UnitedStatesAirForcecommandinPearlHarbor,Hawaii.TheJTWCisresponsiblefortheissuingoftropicalcyclonewarningsintheNorth-WestPacificOcean,SouthPacificOcean,andIndianOceanforallbranchesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefenseandotherU.S.governmentagencies.Theirwarningsareintendedfortheprotectionofprimarilymilitaryshipsandaircraftaswellasmilitaryinstallationsjointlyoperatedwithothercountriesaroundthewor...
Joint United States Navy – United States Air Force command
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force command in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The JTWC is responsible for the issuing of tropical cyclone warnings in the North-West Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean for all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies. Their warnings are intended for the protection of primarily military ships and aircraft as well as military installations jointly operated with other countries around the world.[2]
Its U.S. Navy components are aligned with the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.
History[edit]The origins of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) can be traced back to June 1945, when the Fleet Weather Center/Typhoon Tracking Center was established on the island of Guam, after multiple typhoons, including Typhoon Cobra of December 1944 and Typhoon Connie in Ju...