Joint Typhoon Warning Center

Joint Typhoon Warning Center

Agency overview
Formed	May 1, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-05-01)
Headquarters	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Employees	61 (2020)[1]
Parent agency	United States Navy United States Air Force
Website	metoc.navy.mil/jtwc

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 primarily for the protection of U.S. 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.