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XX – unknown. Times used are in a four digit year, month, day, and hour format.<ref name="Navy"/>
==Data formats and locations in ATCF==
The "A deck" contains the official track and intensity forecast, as well as the model guidance, also known as the objective aids. The "B deck" contains the storm's track information at synoptic hours (0000, 0600, 1200, and 1800 UTC). The "F deck" contains what are known as position fixes for the associated tropical cyclone, based on satellite data on the cyclone derived by the [[Dvorak technique]]. The "E deck" contains information regarding position error and probabilistic information regarding the forecast at that time.<ref name="ATCF Readme"/>
==Similar software used elsewhere==
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