diff --git a/pyschism/forcing/nws/best_track.py b/pyschism/forcing/nws/best_track.py
index 581b9f5c..466dab19 100644
--- a/pyschism/forcing/nws/best_track.py
+++ b/pyschism/forcing/nws/best_track.py
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ def __init__(
         storm: Union[str, PathLike, DataFrame, io.BytesIO],
         start_date: datetime = None,
         end_date: datetime = None,
-        hurricane_model: Union[str, HurricaneModel] = 'gahm'
+        hurricane_model: Union[str, HurricaneModel] = 'gahm',
+        *args,
+        **kwargs
     ):
 
         self.model = hurricane_model
diff --git a/tests/test_paramwind.py b/tests/test_paramwind.py
index 08019ca5..462e1269 100644
--- a/tests/test_paramwind.py
+++ b/tests/test_paramwind.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
+import tempfile
 from datetime import timedelta, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from stormevents.nhc import VortexTrack
+
 from pyschism.mesh import Hgrid
 from pyschism.driver import ModelConfig
 from pyschism.forcing.nws import BestTrackForcing
 
 
-def test_paramwind():
+def test_paramwind_from_stormname():
 
     hgrid = Hgrid.open(
         'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/geomesh/test-data/main/NWM/hgrid.ll'
@@ -30,7 +33,41 @@ def test_paramwind():
         nspool=24,
     )
 
-    driver.write(Path(__file__).parent / 'paramwind', overwrite=True)
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as dn:
+        tmpdir = Path(dn)
+        driver.write(tmpdir / 'paramwind', overwrite=True)
+
+def test_paramwind_from_file():
+    hgrid = Hgrid.open(
+        'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/geomesh/test-data/main/NWM/hgrid.ll'
+    )
+
+    track = VortexTrack.from_storm_name('Florence', 2018)
+
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as dn:
+        tmpdir = Path(dn)
+        track.to_file(tmpdir / 'track.dat')
+
+        meteo = BestTrackForcing.from_nhc_bdeck(nhc_bdeck=tmpdir / 'track.dat')
+        config = ModelConfig(
+            hgrid=hgrid,
+            vgrid=None,
+            fgrid=None,
+            iettype=None,
+            ifltype=None,
+            nws=meteo,
+        )
+
+        driver = config.coldstart(
+            start_date=datetime(2018, 9, 8),
+            end_date=datetime(2018, 9, 18),
+            timestep=timedelta(seconds=150),
+            nspool=24,
+        )
+
+        driver.write(tmpdir / 'paramwind', overwrite=True)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     test_paramwind()