* GFS version * * EAST PACIFIC 2026 SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * LALA CP012026 08/25/26 00 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 V (KT) NO LAND 50 48 47 45 42 37 34 30 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A V (KT) LAND 50 48 47 45 42 37 34 30 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A V (KT) LGEM 50 48 46 44 42 38 33 29 24 19 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP EXTP N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 7 6 6 4 4 13 15 22 14 24 25 11 8 N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 -5 -4 -4 -4 -1 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 240 229 252 290 240 265 253 300 322 359 41 63 172 N/A N/A N/A N/A SST (C) 24.8 24.6 24.3 23.9 23.6 23.4 23.6 23.6 23.2 22.5 22.3 21.3 20.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 108 107 104 99 96 94 96 96 92 85 84 74 69 N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -54.1 -53.7 -53.8 -54.0 -53.8 -53.6 -53.9 -54.2 -54.5 -54.1 -53.9 -53.6 -54.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB VXT (C) 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.8 -0.3 -0.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 44 43 45 47 47 46 45 45 44 45 41 38 41 N/A N/A N/A N/A MODEL VTX (KT) 28 29 28 28 27 25 25 24 21 18 14 10 6 LOST LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 37 32 27 27 26 8 -27 -40 -67 -82 -112 -132 -127 N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB DIV -29 -10 10 -5 -13 -45 -18 -43 -18 -48 -35 -24 21 N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-850 TADV 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -3 -11 N/A N/A N/A N/A LAND (KM) 2015 2071 2128 2182 2235 2321 2274 2220 2161 2117 2024 1828 1580 N/A N/A N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 34.1 34.4 34.8 35.1 35.3 35.7 36.5 37.3 38.1 38.9 39.8 41.3 43.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 175.4 175.9 176.3 176.8 177.3 178.1 178.8 179.5 180.0 180.8 181.9 183.1 184.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 10 11 N/A N/A N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):330/ 4 CX,CY: -1/ 3 T-12 MAX WIND: 55 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 649 (MEAN=586) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 15.3 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 73.0 (MEAN=65.0) PRELIM RI PROB (DV .GE. 35 KT IN 36 HR): 0.3 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTENSITY CHANGE 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAMPLE MEAN CHANGE 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 1. 1. 0. -0. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. SST POTENTIAL -2. -5. -8. -12. -23. -33. -43. -50. -59. -66. -74. -82. 0. 0. 0. 0. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 2. 4. 5. 10. 15. 22. 24. 27. 30. 33. 34. 0. 0. 0. 0. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR 1. 2. 2. 4. 6. 9. 11. 10. 9. 7. 4. 2. 0. 0. 0. 0. PERSISTENCE -1. -2. -2. -3. -2. -2. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 200/250 MB TEMP. -0. 0. 1. 1. 3. 4. 4. 4. 4. 2. 1. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. THETA_E EXCESS -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -4. -5. -6. 0. 0. 0. 0. 700-500 MB RH -0. -0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -3. -3. 0. 0. 0. 0. MODEL VTX TENDENCY 0. 0. -0. -1. -3. -3. -6. -11. -15. -20. -24. -26. 0. 0. 0. 0. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. -0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 0. 0. 0. 0. 200 MB DIVERGENCE -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -3. -4. -5. -5. -4. -2. 0. 0. 0. 0. 850-700 T ADVEC -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 0. 0. 0. 0. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 0. 0. 0. 0. GOES PREDICTORS 0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. RI POTENTIAL -0. -1. -2. -2. -4. -4. -2. -0. 1. 3. 4. 5. 0. 0. 0. 0. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -2. -3. -5. -8. -13. -16. -20. -28. -39. -51. -63. -74. 0. 0. 0. 0. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 50. LAT, LON: 34.1 175.4 **2026 E. Pacific RI INDEX CP012026 LALA 08/25/26 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 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 52.7 30.0 to 148.5 0.19 1.3 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT) : -5.0 -22.0 to 44.0 0.26 1.6 MULTI-LAYER SHEAR (KT) : 17.2 34.9 to 7.7 0.65 3.8 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (W/M2) : 432.6 800.8 to -82.5 0.42 -2.1 D200 (10**7s-1) : -9.4 -33.0 to 170.5 0.12 0.5 MAXIMUM WIND (KT) : 50.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.78 3.5 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 15.3 37.8 to 2.1 0.63 2.3 OCEAN HEAT CONTENT(KJ/CM2) : 0.0 0.0 to 107.8 0.00 0.0 %area of TPW <45 mm upshear : 42.1 60.4 to 0.0 0.30 0.3 Avg. IR BT 0-120 km (deg C) : -42.1 -15.6 to -90.4 0.35 -0.1 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold= 7% is 1.1 times climatological mean ( 6.3%) SHIPS Prob RI for 25kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 14% is 1.1 times climatological mean (12.5%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 11% is 1.3 times climatological mean ( 8.6%) SHIPS Prob RI for 35kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 6.2%) SHIPS Prob RI for 40kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 4.2%) SHIPS Prob RI for 45kt/ 36hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 6.7%) SHIPS Prob RI for 55kt/ 48hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 5.9%) SHIPS Prob RI for 65kt/ 72hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 4.7%) 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: 7.2% 14.2% 11.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Logistic: 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Bayesian: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Consensus: 2.4% 4.7% 3.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% DTOPS: 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% SDCON: 1.2% 2.8% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) CP012026 LALA 08/25/26 00 UTC ## ## STORM NOT ANNULAR, SCREENING STEP FAILED, NPASS=4 NFAIL=3 ## ## AHI= 0 (AHI OF 100 IS BEST FIT TO ANN. STRUC., 1 IS MARGINAL, 0 IS NOT ANNULAR) ##