* EAST PACIFIC 2018 SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * MIRIAM EP152018 09/02/18 12 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 30 28 26 25 25 27 21 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 30 28 26 25 25 27 21 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGEM 30 26 22 18 15 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP EXTP EXTP EXTP EXTP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 52 49 50 53 48 41 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) -2 0 1 0 1 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 228 225 219 220 224 231 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SST (C) 24.6 24.6 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 110 109 108 108 108 112 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -51.6 -51.6 -51.6 -51.7 -51.8 -52.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB VXT (C) -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 4 3 4 4 4 5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 49 48 45 44 43 42 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A MODEL VTX (KT) 10 8 6 5 3 LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR -17 -17 -32 -45 -54 -59 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB DIV 15 31 44 35 37 -1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-850 TADV 37 27 21 27 31 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAND (KM) 1349 1320 1301 1264 1226 1160 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 25.7 26.5 27.3 27.9 28.5 29.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 143.5 144.4 145.2 146.3 147.3 149.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 12 11 11 11 11 11 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):325/ 12 CX,CY: -6/ 10 T-12 MAX WIND: 40 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 718 (MEAN=584) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 3.3 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 0.0 (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. 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. SST POTENTIAL 1. 1. 2. 3. 5. 8. 12. 15. 17. 18. 18. 18. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 1. 2. 2. -1. -12. -30. -51. -68. -79. -79. -79. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR 0. 1. 2. 3. 6. 8. 10. 12. 13. 14. 14. 14. PERSISTENCE -3. -4. -5. -6. -5. -4. -3. -2. -2. -3. -2. -1. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. 0. 1. 2. 6. 8. 12. 14. 16. 15. 13. 8. THETA_E EXCESS 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -3. -4. -5. -5. -5. -6. -6. 700-500 MB RH 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -4. -4. -4. -4. -5. MODEL VTX TENDENCY 0. -2. -4. -6. -6. -6. -7. -8. -9. -9. -9. -9. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. 0. -1. 0. 1. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 13. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 3. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -1. -1. -1. -3. -6. -8. -8. -7. -8. -11. -12. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. RI POTENTIAL 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -2. 0. 1. 2. 3. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -2. -4. -5. -5. -3. -9. -18. -30. -40. -48. -49. -50. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 30. LAT, LON: 25.7 143.5 ** 2018 E. Pacific RI INDEX EP152018 MIRIAM 09/02/18 12 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) : 78.7 40.5 to 149.3 0.35 999.0 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT) : -10.0 -22.0 to 44.0 0.18 999.0 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 50.5 19.6 to 1.4 0.00 0.0 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/CM2) : 0.0 1.8 to 106.7 0.00 0.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : 32.4 -33.0 to 156.2 0.35 999.0 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 3.3 37.8 to 2.1 0.97 999.0 MAXIMUM WIND (KT) : 30.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.22 999.0 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (W/M2) : 230.6 721.6 to -82.5 0.61 999.0 %area of TPW <45 mm upshear : 69.0 62.3 to 0.0 0.00 0.0 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : 0.3 2.2 to -1.9 0.47 999.0 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 6.1%) SHIPS Prob RI for 25kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean (12.5%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 8.4%) SHIPS Prob RI for 35kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 6.0%) SHIPS Prob RI for 40kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 4.0%) SHIPS Prob RI for 45kt/ 36hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 6.5%) 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 ( 4.8%) 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% DTOPS: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP152018 MIRIAM 09/02/18 12 UTC ## ## STORM NOT ANNULAR, SCREENING STEP FAILED, NPASS=3 NFAIL=4 ## ## AHI= 0 (AHI OF 100 IS BEST FIT TO ANN. STRUC., 1 IS MARGINAL, 0 IS NOT ANNULAR) ## CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANNULAR INDEX