Several agencies issue Dvorak intensity numbers for tropical cyclones and their precursors , including the National Hurricane Center 's Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch ( TAFB ) , the NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Analysis Branch ( SAB ) , and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center at the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command in Pearl Harbor , Hawaii .
Several agencies issue Dvorak numbers for cyclones of sufficient intensity . These include the National Hurricane Center 's Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch ( TAFB ) , the NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Analysis Branch ( SAB ) , the Joint Typhoon Warning Center at the Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center in Pearl Harbor , Hawaii , and the Air Force Weather Agency ( AFWA ) .