The prediction performance of Zebiak-Cane ocean-atmosphere coupled model with revised initialization impact wind field(hereafter referred to as ZCW coupled model) is evaluated completely.The results show that:1)Overall,the prediction ability(hereafter referred to as PA) of the ZCW coupled model in 1990s is worse than that in 1980s.The 0~5 months PA of the ZCW coupled model is worse than that of the persistence forecast,and vice versa for after 5 months.The PA of the ZCW coupled model to Nino3 index is the best.2)During 1997/1998 El Nino event,the PA of the ZCW coupled model to the eastern Pacific SSTA is better than both counterpart to the western Pacific SSTA and that to the persistence forecast after 2 months.