* GFS version * * EAST PACIFIC 2024 SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * BUD EP022024 07/25/24 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 35 35 35 34 33 32 33 34 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A V (KT) LAND 35 35 35 34 33 32 33 34 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A V (KT) LGEM 35 36 37 36 36 35 33 33 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 8 7 7 6 8 8 4 5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) -2 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 74 72 50 39 32 35 355 316 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SST (C) 28.4 28.3 28.3 28.2 28.3 28.0 28.4 28.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 149 147 147 146 146 143 146 148 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -51.0 -51.4 -51.6 -51.7 -51.7 -52.0 -52.1 -52.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB VXT (C) 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 66 66 68 66 65 65 65 64 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A MODEL VTX (KT) 8 7 7 6 6 4 2 LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 6 0 -2 0 -6 -20 -16 -27 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB DIV 36 25 16 -12 -8 1 10 -17 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-850 TADV -1 -2 0 0 -2 2 1 5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAND (KM) 679 710 755 820 890 1015 1126 1233 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 17.4 17.6 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.6 17.0 16.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 112.8 113.8 114.8 115.7 116.6 118.1 119.0 119.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 11 10 9 9 8 7 5 5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 12 11 10 9 10 10 14 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):295/ 13 CX,CY: -11/ 5 T-12 MAX WIND: 30 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 536 (MEAN=586) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 26.1 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 43.0 (MEAN=65.0) PRELIM RI PROB (DV .GE. 35 KT IN 36 HR): 0.4 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. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. SST POTENTIAL 0. 1. 1. 2. 4. 7. 10. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 2. 3. 3. 5. 6. 8. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 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 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. PERSISTENCE 1. 1. 2. 2. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 200/250 MB TEMP. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. THETA_E EXCESS -0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -5. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 700-500 MB RH 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. MODEL VTX TENDENCY -0. -1. -2. -2. -4. -6. -9. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 200 MB DIVERGENCE -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -2. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 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. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. STEERING LEVEL PRES -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -3. -4. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. RI POTENTIAL -0. -1. -2. -3. -4. -4. -2. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE 0. -0. -1. -2. -3. -2. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 35. LAT, LON: 17.4 112.8 ** 2024 E. PACIFIC RI INDEX EP022024 BUD 07/25/24 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) : 112.1 36.9 to 148.5 0.67 5.4 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT) : 5.0 -22.0 to 44.0 0.41 3.5 MULTI-LAYER SHEAR (KT) : 18.2 34.9 to 8.5 0.63 3.8 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (W/M2) : 163.2 800.8 to -82.5 0.72 -5.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : 11.4 -33.0 to 170.5 0.22 1.2 MAXIMUM WIND (KT) : 35.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.36 1.6 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 26.1 37.8 to 2.1 0.33 1.3 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/CM2) : 10.4 2.7 to 107.8 0.07 0.2 %area of TPW <45 mm upshear : 0.0 58.2 to 0.0 1.00 1.3 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : -1.7 2.2 to -2.3 0.87 -0.3 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold= 9% is 1.4 times climatological mean ( 6.3%) SHIPS Prob RI for 25kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 16% is 1.2 times climatological mean (12.5%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 13% is 1.5 times climatological mean ( 8.6%) SHIPS Prob RI for 35kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 11% is 1.8 times climatological mean ( 6.2%) SHIPS Prob RI for 40kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 9% is 2.1 times climatological mean ( 4.2%) SHIPS Prob RI for 45kt/ 36hr RI threshold= 18% is 2.6 times climatological mean ( 6.7%) SHIPS Prob RI for 55kt/ 48hr RI threshold= 17% is 3.0 times climatological mean ( 5.9%) SHIPS Prob RI for 65kt/ 72hr RI threshold= 14% is 2.9 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: 9.0% 15.6% 13.0% 10.9% 8.8% 17.6% 17.4% 13.5% Logistic: 0.6% 2.4% 1.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% Bayesian: 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Consensus: 3.2% 6.0% 4.7% 3.7% 3.0% 6.0% 5.8% 4.6% DTOPS: 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% SDCON: 1.6% 3.5% 2.3% 1.8% 1.5% 3.0% 2.9% 2.3% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP022024 BUD 07/25/24 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) ##