diff --git a/internal/test_unit/config/TCPairsConfig_DIAGNOSTICS_CONSENSUS b/internal/test_unit/config/TCPairsConfig_DIAGNOSTICS_CONSENSUS
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+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// TC-Pairs configuration file.
+//
+// For additional information, please see the MET User's Guide.
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//
+// ATCF file format reference:
+//   http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/atcf_web/docs/database/new/abrdeck.html
+//
+
+//
+// Models
+//
+model = [ "GFSI", "EMXI" ];
+
+//
+// Description
+//
+desc = "NA";
+
+//
+// Storm identifiers
+//
+storm_id = [ ${STORM_ID} ];
+
+//
+// Basins
+//
+basin = [];
+
+//
+// Cyclone numbers
+//
+cyclone = [];
+
+//
+// Storm names
+//
+storm_name = [];
+
+//
+// Model initialization time windows to include or exclude
+//
+init_beg = "";
+init_end = "";
+init_inc = [ ${INIT_INC} ];
+init_exc = [];
+
+//
+// Valid model time windows to include or exclude
+//
+valid_beg = "";
+valid_end = "";
+valid_inc = [];
+valid_exc = [];
+
+//
+// Valid times for which output should be written
+//
+write_valid = [];
+
+//
+// Model initialization hours
+//
+init_hour = [];
+
+//
+// Required lead time in hours
+//
+lead_req = [];
+
+//
+// lat/lon polylines defining masking regions
+//
+init_mask  = "";
+valid_mask = "";
+
+//
+// Specify if the code should check for duplicate ATCF lines
+//
+check_dup = TRUE;
+
+//
+// Specify special processing to be performed for interpolated models.
+// Set to NONE, FILL, or REPLACE.
+//
+interp12 = NONE;
+
+//
+// Specify how consensus forecasts should be defined
+// See NHC Consensus Definitions in Table 2:
+//    https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/modelsummary.shtml
+//
+consensus = [
+   {
+      name     = "GFEX_CONS";
+      members  = [ "GFSI", "EMXI" ];
+      required = [];
+      min_req  = 2;
+      write_members = TRUE;
+   }
+];
+
+//
+// Forecast lag times
+//
+lag_time = [];
+
+//
+// CLIPER/SHIFOR baseline forecasts to be derived from the BEST
+// and operational (CARQ) tracks.
+//
+best_baseline = [];
+oper_baseline = [];
+
+//
+// Specify if only those track points common to both the ADECK and BDECK
+// tracks be written out.
+//
+match_points = TRUE;
+
+//
+// Specify the NetCDF output of the gen_dland tool containing a gridded
+// representation of the minimum distance to land.
+//
+dland_file = "${MET_TEST_OUTPUT}/tc_dland/tc_dland_half_deg.nc";
+
+//
+// Specify watch/warning information:
+//   - Input watch/warning filename
+//   - Watch/warning time offset in seconds
+//
+watch_warn = {
+   file_name   = "MET_BASE/tc_data/wwpts_us.txt";
+   time_offset = -14400;
+}
+
+//
+// Diagnostics to be extracted
+//
+diag_info_map = [
+   {
+      diag_source    = "CIRA_DIAG_RT";
+      track_source   = "TRACK_MODEL";
+      field_source   = "0p50RES";
+      match_to_track = [ ];
+      diag_name      = [ ${CIRA_RT_DIAG_NAME} ];
+   }
+];
+
+//
+// Unit conversions to be applied based on diagnostic names and units
+// Commented out to use settings from the default config file
+//
+// diag_convert_map = [];
+
+//
+// Modify basin names to make them consistent across ATCF input files.
+//
+basin_map = [
+   { key = "SI"; val = "SH"; },
+   { key = "SP"; val = "SH"; },
+   { key = "AU"; val = "SH"; },
+   { key = "AB"; val = "IO"; },
+   { key = "BB"; val = "IO"; }
+];
+
+//
+// Indicate a version number for the contents of this configuration file.
+// The value should generally not be modified.
+//
+version = "V12.0.0";
diff --git a/internal/test_unit/xml/unit_tc_pairs.xml b/internal/test_unit/xml/unit_tc_pairs.xml
index 24bec42c00..fde2193181 100644
--- a/internal/test_unit/xml/unit_tc_pairs.xml
+++ b/internal/test_unit/xml/unit_tc_pairs.xml
@@ -206,4 +206,27 @@
     </output>
   </test>
 
+  <test name="tc_pairs_DIAGNOSTICS_CONSENSUS">
+  <exec>&MET_BIN;/tc_pairs</exec>
+    <env>
+      <pair><name>STORM_ID</name> <value>"AL092022"</value></pair>
+      <pair><name>INIT_INC</name> <value>"20220926_06", "20220926_18"</value></pair>
+      <pair><name>CIRA_RT_DIAG_NAME</name> <value>"TPW", "LAND", "SHR_MAG", "STM_SPD"</value></pair>
+    </env>
+    <param> \
+      -adeck &DATA_DIR;/adeck/aal092022.dat \
+      -bdeck &DATA_DIR;/bdeck/bal092022.dat \
+      -diag CIRA_DIAG_RT &DATA_DIR;/diag/cira_diag_rt/2022/GFSI/sal092022_avni_doper_20220926*_diag.dat \
+      -diag CIRA_DIAG_RT &DATA_DIR;/diag/cira_diag_rt/2022/EMXI/sal092022_emxi_doper_20220926*_diag.dat \
+      -config &CONFIG_DIR;/TCPairsConfig_DIAGNOSTICS_CONSENSUS \
+      -out &OUTPUT_DIR;/tc_pairs/al092022_20220926_DIAGNOSTICS_CONSENSUS \
+      -log &OUTPUT_DIR;/tc_pairs/tc_pairs_DIAGNOSTICS_CONSENSUS.log \
+      -v 4
+    </param>
+    <output>
+      <stat>&OUTPUT_DIR;/tc_pairs/al092022_20220926_DIAGNOSTICS_CONSENSUS.tcst</stat>
+    </output>
+  </test>
+
+
 </met_test>