* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * KENNETH EP132017 08/23/17 18 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 35 30 27 25 24 22 20 17 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 35 30 27 25 24 22 20 17 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGEM 35 30 26 23 21 18 15 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP EXTP EXTP EXTP EXTP EXTP EXTP N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 22 24 24 28 31 30 18 18 17 23 26 N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) -4 -5 -5 -4 -4 -3 -2 -3 -1 -1 -3 N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 212 214 219 219 216 219 232 238 246 250 241 N/A N/A SST (C) 23.3 23.2 23.0 22.9 22.8 22.5 22.3 22.3 22.5 22.8 23.2 N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 95 94 91 89 88 84 81 82 84 87 91 N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -52.3 -52.7 -53.0 -52.9 -52.8 -53.3 -53.8 -54.4 -54.5 -54.2 -54.3 N/A N/A 200 MB VXT (C) 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 35 36 34 35 37 34 33 28 28 26 28 N/A N/A MODEL VTX (KT) 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 11 8 6 LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR -3 -10 -21 -26 -23 -31 -31 -38 -30 -43 -50 N/A N/A 200 MB DIV 2 21 18 7 -2 -5 -1 12 7 0 -12 N/A N/A 700-850 TADV 6 7 9 7 6 4 5 4 6 3 1 N/A N/A LAND (KM) 1804 1784 1767 1754 1685 1659 1637 1641 1660 1693 1723 N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 25.0 25.8 26.5 27.1 27.6 28.3 28.8 29.4 30.0 30.5 30.9 N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 135.4 135.8 136.2 136.5 136.7 136.9 137.0 137.5 138.2 139.0 139.7 N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 10 8 7 6 5 3 3 4 4 4 3 N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):335/ 11 CX,CY: -4/ 10 T-12 MAX WIND: 50 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 518 (MEAN=550) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 9.0 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 13.0 (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 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. -0. -1. -1. -2. SST POTENTIAL -0. -1. -2. -2. -3. -3. -2. -1. 2. 4. 4. 1. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 0. 1. 2. 2. 2. -2. -8. -16. -23. -28. -29. -29. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. 0. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 9. 12. 14. 16. 17. 17. PERSISTENCE -4. -6. -8. -8. -9. -9. -7. -5. -4. -2. 0. 2. 200/250 MB TEMP. -0. -0. 0. 1. 4. 8. 14. 18. 21. 21. 19. 18. THETA_E EXCESS -0. -1. -2. -2. -4. -5. -7. -8. -10. -12. -13. -15. 700-500 MB RH -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -5. -7. -8. -10. -12. MODEL VTX TENDENCY 0. 1. 0. 1. 1. 1. -2. -5. -8. -10. -10. -9. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 3. 3. 200 MB DIVERGENCE -0. -0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -2. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 4. ZONAL STORM MOTION -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. STEERING LEVEL PRES -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. -0. 0. 0. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -6. -9. -9. -9. -9. -10. -10. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT -0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -5. -8. -10. -11. -13. -15. -18. -20. -25. -30. -31. -33. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 35. LAT, LON: 25.0 135.4 ** 2017 E.PACIFIC RI INDEX EP132017 KENNETH 08/23/17 18 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): -15.0 -22.0 to 44.0 0.11 999.0 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 56.4 40.5 to 149.3 0.15 999.0 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 25.8 18.9 to 1.4 0.00 0.0 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/cm2) : 0.0 0.0 to 106.7 0.00 0.0 MAXIMUM WIND (kt) : 35.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.36 999.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : 9.2 -33.0 to 156.2 0.22 999.0 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 9.0 37.8 to 2.1 0.81 999.0 % AREA WITH TPW <45 mm: 41.0 62.3 to 0.0 0.34 999.0 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : 0.6 2.2 to -1.9 0.38 999.0 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (w/m2): 320.6 735.9 to -82.5 0.51 999.0 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold= 1% is 0.2 times sample mean ( 7.7%) SHIPS Prob RI for 25kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean (15.3%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean (10.4%) SHIPS Prob RI for 35kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 7.5%) SHIPS Prob RI for 40kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 5.2%) SHIPS Prob RI for 45kt/ 36hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 8.1%) SHIPS Prob RI for 55kt/ 48hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 7.4%) SHIPS Prob RI for 65kt/ 72hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 5.5%) 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: 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Logistic: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bayesian: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Consensus: 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP132017 KENNETH 08/23/17 18 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) ##