* ATLANTIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA PROXY USED, OHC AVAILABLE * * ALBERTO AL012018 05/29/18 00 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 30 27 27 25 25 24 23 22 30 33 35 37 38 V (KT) LAND 30 29 28 27 27 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 V (KT) LGEM 30 29 28 27 27 28 29 30 30 DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP EXTP EXTP EXTP EXTP N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 18 17 12 18 17 8 5 7 23 N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) -9 -7 -7 -3 -4 -1 4 2 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 203 218 205 195 200 177 120 144 206 N/A N/A N/A N/A SST (C) 27.4 26.0 23.9 22.0 20.1 15.7 10.3 5.6 2.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 129 114 98 88 81 71 67 65 65 N/A N/A N/A N/A ADJ. POT. INT. 112 99 86 79 74 68 65 64 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -53.8 -54.1 -54.4 -54.5 -54.3 -55.3 -55.1 -55.6 -55.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB VXT (C) 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 8 5 4 9 11 3 7 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 65 63 64 62 62 68 71 74 73 N/A N/A N/A N/A MODEL VTX (KT) 20 18 19 16 15 13 12 10 14 LOST LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 88 47 44 36 17 25 35 71 74 N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB DIV 45 -20 28 48 33 8 44 40 85 N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-850 TADV 4 6 2 11 6 8 41 3 -3 N/A N/A N/A N/A LAND (KM) -48 -166 -290 -418 -549 -869 -934 -907 -943 N/A N/A N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 30.9 32.0 33.1 34.4 35.6 38.5 41.7 44.7 47.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 86.1 86.4 86.6 86.9 87.2 87.2 85.8 83.6 80.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 11 11 12 13 14 15 17 17 17 N/A N/A N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 25 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):350/ 10 CX,CY: -1/ 10 T-12 MAX WIND: 50 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 661 (MEAN=618) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 19.7 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 37.0 (MEAN=65.0) PRELIM RI PROB (DV .GE. 55 KT IN 48 HR): 0.0 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTENSITY CHANGE 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 ---------------------------------------------------------- SAMPLE MEAN CHANGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 13. SST POTENTIAL 0. -0. -1. -2. -3. -3. -2. 0. 2. 3. 3. 4. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 3. 5. 6. 8. 8. 8. 6. 5. 3. 0. -2. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. 4. 3. 4. 4. 4. 4. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 5. 5. 6. 7. PERSISTENCE -5. -8. -10. -11. -11. -10. -8. -6. -3. -1. 2. 4. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. THETA_E EXCESS -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -3. -4. 700-500 MB RH -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -2. -3. -4. -5. -5. -5. -5. MODEL VTX TENDENCY -0. -1. -3. -4. -9. -12. -16. -11. -12. -13. -13. -14. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 200 MB DIVERGENCE -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -0. 850-700 T ADVEC -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. STEERING LEVEL PRES -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -2. -2. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -0. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -3. -3. -5. -5. -6. -7. -8. 0. 3. 5. 7. 8. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 30. LAT, LON: 30.9 86.1 ** 2017 ATLANTIC RI INDEX AL012018 ALBERTO 05/29/18 00 UTC ** (SHIPS-RII PREDICTOR TABLE for 30 KT OR MORE MAXIMUM WIND INCREASE IN NEXT 24-h) Predictor Value RI Predictor Range Scaled Value(0-1) % Contribution 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT): -20.0 -49.5 to 33.0 0.36 999.0 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 16.2 30.1 to 2.9 0.51 999.0 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/cm2) : 14.0 0.0 to 156.2 0.09 999.0 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : 9999.0 2.4 to -3.0 999.00 999.0 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 999.0 36.6 to 2.8 999.00 999.0 MAXIMUM WIND (kt) : 30.0 22.5 to 121.0 0.21 999.0 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 59.9 28.4 to 139.6 0.28 999.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : 26.8 -29.7 to 181.5 0.27 999.0 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (w/m2): 105.4 961.4 to -67.1 0.83 999.0 % AREA WITH TPW <45 mm: 0.0 100.0 to 0.0 1.00 999.0 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times sample mean ( 5.4%) SHIPS Prob RI for 25kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times sample mean (11.5%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times sample mean ( 7.4%) SHIPS Prob RI for 35kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times sample mean ( 4.3%) SHIPS Prob RI for 40kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times sample mean ( 2.8%) SHIPS Prob RI for 45kt/ 36hr RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times sample mean ( 5.1%) SHIPS Prob RI for 55kt/ 48hr RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times sample mean ( 5.3%) SHIPS Prob RI for 65kt/ 72hr RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times sample mean ( 6.0%) Matrix of RI probabilities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RI (kt / h) | 20/12 | 25/24 | 30/24 | 35/24 | 40/24 | 45/36 | 55/48 |65/72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SHIPS-RII: 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% Logistic: 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% Bayesian: 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% Consensus: 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% 999.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) AL012018 ALBERTO 05/29/18 00 UTC ## ## ERR=2, BOTH IR FILES BAD OR MISSING ** PROBLTY OF AT LEAST 1 SCNDRY EYEWL FORMTN EVENT AL012018 ALBERTO 05/29/2018 00 UTC ** TIME(HR) 0-12 12-24(0-24) 24-36(0-36) 36-48(0-48) CLIMO(%) 0 0( 0) 0( 0) 0( 0) <-- PROB BASED ON INTENSITY ONLY PROB(%) 0 0( 0) 0( 0) 0( 0) PC4 UNAVAIL...MODEL SKILL DEGRADED ** DSHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST ADJUSTED RELATIVE TO ONSET OF ERC WEAKENING PHASE ** TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 >24HR AGO (DSHIPS) 30 29 28 27 27 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 18HR AGO 30 29 28 27 27 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 12HR AGO 30 27 26 25 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 6HR AGO 30 24 21 20 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 NOW CURRENT INTENSITY < 83 KT IN 6HR INTENSITY IN 6HR < 83 KT IN 12HR INTENSITY IN 12HR < 83 KT