* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * OTIS EP152017 09/18/17 18 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 45 32 23 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 45 32 23 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGEM 45 31 23 19 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 7 9 9 8 8 13 15 11 5 3 0 N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) 2 3 5 5 3 3 5 5 1 -1 0 N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 225 193 180 176 162 121 131 170 342 64 238 N/A N/A SST (C) 25.7 25.7 25.6 25.7 25.7 26.0 26.6 27.1 27.5 27.7 28.0 N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 116 116 115 117 118 122 129 134 138 140 143 N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -52.5 -52.2 -52.5 -52.8 -52.9 -52.9 -53.4 -53.5 -53.6 -53.8 -54.3 N/A N/A 200 MB VXT (C) 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 5 N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 45 47 47 47 46 47 47 49 51 55 56 N/A N/A MODEL VTX (KT) 15 14 13 11 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 2 2 6 1 5 6 0 10 16 14 9 N/A N/A 200 MB DIV 38 56 53 42 42 41 7 1 -9 24 19 N/A N/A 700-850 TADV 3 1 0 -1 0 0 -4 -2 -2 0 -1 N/A N/A LAND (KM) 1591 1600 1610 1648 1687 1810 1988 2151 2315 2241 2132 N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.1 18.9 18.2 17.2 16.3 15.5 14.7 14.0 N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 127.4 127.6 127.8 128.1 128.4 129.3 130.6 131.8 133.1 134.3 135.6 N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 2 2 2 3 5 7 7 8 7 7 7 N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 7 12 0 0 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):355/ 2 CX,CY: 0/ 2 T-12 MAX WIND: 90 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 625 (MEAN=550) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 14.9 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 21.0 (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. 1. 1. 2. 4. 6. 7. 9. 10. 10. 9. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 3. 2. 3. 3. 5. 5. 5. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -0. -0. -0. -0. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -2. -3. -3. -3. PERSISTENCE -11. -17. -21. -23. -23. -21. -17. -12. -8. -5. 1. 7. 200/250 MB TEMP. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -2. -2. -2. THETA_E EXCESS -0. -1. -2. -3. -4. -5. -6. -7. -7. -8. -9. -10. 700-500 MB RH -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -3. -4. -5. MODEL VTX TENDENCY -0. -1. -3. -5. -8. -9. -11. -12. -12. -12. -11. -10. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ZONAL STORM MOTION -0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -4. -3. -2. -2. -2. -2. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 1. 1. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -2. -3. -3. -5. -7. -8. -8. -7. -7. -8. -7. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT -0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -13. -22. -29. -34. -39. -44. -44. -40. -33. -27. -22. -18. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 45. LAT, LON: 19.1 127.4 ** 2017 E.PACIFIC RI INDEX EP152017 OTIS 09/18/17 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): -45.0 -22.0 to 44.0 0.00 0.0 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 71.6 40.5 to 149.3 0.29 999.0 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 8.4 18.9 to 1.4 0.60 999.0 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/cm2) : 0.0 0.0 to 106.7 0.00 0.0 MAXIMUM WIND (kt) : 45.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.64 999.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : 46.2 -33.0 to 156.2 0.42 999.0 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 14.9 37.8 to 2.1 0.64 999.0 % AREA WITH TPW <45 mm: 51.9 62.3 to 0.0 0.17 999.0 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : -0.4 2.2 to -1.9 0.63 999.0 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (w/m2): 359.6 735.9 to -82.5 0.46 999.0 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 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: 0.0% 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: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP152017 OTIS 09/18/17 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) ##