The track files use a similar format to standard ATCF files, which are commonly used in the hurricane community. The track files here are very similar to the ones decribed under fort.66 in GFDL Vortex Tracker Users Guide Version 3.9a (https://dtcenter.org/sites/default/files/community-code/gfdl/standalone_tracker_UG_v3.9a.pdf). Column 1: From a standard ATCF file for tropical cyclones, this is where the basin ID would be (AL, EP, WP, etc). Here it is identified as either "TG" for a "tcgen" run, where all available parameters up through 700 mb is used to search for a center, or "ML" for a "mid-latititude" genesis run, where only MSLP is used to search. Column 2: The sequential disturbance number for this run of the tracker. This number is unique for each cyclone. Column 3: initial time of run Column 4: no meaning -- leave this as "03" Column 5: model ID Column 6: Lead time for this record Column 7: Latitude * 10 Column 8: Longitude * 10 Column 9: Max near-surface (usually 10 m) wind speed, in knots. Column 10: Minimum MSLP in mb Column 11: no meaning--leave as XX Column 12,13: "34, NEQ" means that positions R1 - R4 contain the radii (nm) of 34- knot winds in each quadrant, with the "NEQ" indicating that the first one listed (R1) contains the value for the northeastern quadrant and then going clockwise from there. If winds exceeding 50 and 64 knots exist at this lead time in the model, then there will be additional records with "50, NEQ" and "64, NEQ" where the information contained in the records is identical to that contained in the "34, NEQ" record with the exception of the radii data. Column 18: Pressure of last closed isobar Column 19: Radius (n mi) of last closed isobar Column 20: Radius (n mi) of max wind Column 21-36: Meaningless--do not use Column 37: Method used to determine the wind radii (columns 14,15,16,17)