* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * INVEST EP912016 09/07/16 06 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 20 20 20 18 18 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 20 20 20 18 18 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGEM 20 20 19 18 17 15 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP SHEAR (KT) 23 22 21 19 15 11 12 12 13 14 17 17 26 SHEAR ADJ (KT) 8 8 5 6 3 -1 -3 0 -1 1 0 5 0 SHEAR DIR 36 34 25 37 30 359 298 296 265 263 245 235 224 SST (C) 28.6 28.8 28.7 28.6 28.3 27.5 26.5 25.6 24.7 23.7 22.7 21.9 21.6 POT. INT. (KT) 149 150 150 150 147 139 128 118 108 98 87 79 78 200 MB T (C) -52.7 -53.3 -53.2 -52.8 -53.2 -53.6 -53.4 -53.4 -53.3 -53.3 -53.3 -53.6 -53.9 200 MB VXT (C) 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TH_E DEV (C) 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 700-500 MB RH 58 62 63 67 68 63 55 50 45 42 40 39 37 MODEL VTX (KT) 8 10 9 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 31 21 10 -5 -7 -27 -35 -47 -31 -30 -23 -19 -17 200 MB DIV 49 67 57 39 22 3 8 -6 0 -11 -11 -6 3 700-850 TADV -2 -6 -10 -11 -8 0 2 1 3 1 2 -7 -9 LAND (KM) 1561 1492 1445 1387 1319 1212 1144 1056 995 964 932 868 694 LAT (DEG N) 13.2 13.5 14.0 14.7 15.6 17.5 19.3 21.0 22.3 23.4 24.5 25.6 26.9 LONG(DEG W) 120.7 120.1 120.0 120.1 120.3 121.0 121.7 122.3 122.8 123.3 123.6 123.4 122.0 STM SPEED (KT) 7 5 6 8 9 11 9 8 6 6 5 7 11 HEAT CONTENT 30 32 32 28 22 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORECAST TRACK FROM TABM INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT): 90/ 9 CX,CY: 9/ 0 T-12 MAX WIND: 20 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 761 (MEAN=586) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 15.0 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 41.0 (MEAN=65.0) PRELIM RI PROB (DV .GE. 30 KT IN 24 HR): 0.9 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. 0. 0. 1. 7. 14. 21. 26. 28. 30. 29. 27. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. -2. -4. -7. -9. -9. -11. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. -1. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR 0. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 3. 4. 5. PERSISTENCE 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. 0. 0. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -1. 0. 2. 3. THETA_E EXCESS 0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -5. -6. -8. -9. -11. -12. 700-500 MB RH 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. MODEL VTX TENDENCY 0. 0. 0. -1. -4. -5. -7. -9. -9. -9. -8. -7. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 3. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -2. -2. -2. -3. -2. -2. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. ZONAL STORM MOTION -1. -2. -3. -4. -6. -8. -9. -8. -6. -5. -4. -5. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. GOES PREDICTORS 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. -3. -4. -5. -6. -6. -7. -8. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE 0. 0. -1. -2. -4. -5. -6. -5. -4. -3. -4. -7. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 20. LAT, LON: 13.2 120.7 ** 2015 E. Pacific RI INDEX EP912016 INVEST 09/07/16 06 UTC ** (SHIPS-RII PREDICTOR TABLE for 30 KT OR MOREMAXIMUM WIND INCREASE IN NEXT 24-h) Predictor Value RI Predictor Range Scaled Value(0-1) % Contribution 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT): 0.0 -22.0 to 38.5 0.36 999.0 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 129.3 40.3 to 144.5 0.85 999.0 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/cm2) : 28.8 0.0 to 75.9 0.38 999.0 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 15.0 38.9 to 2.1 0.65 999.0 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 19.9 18.9 to 1.4 0.00 0.0 MAXIMUM WIND (kt) : 20.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.00 0.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : 46.8 -11.0 to 135.3 0.40 999.0 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (w/m2): 68.4 638.0 to -68.2 0.81 999.0 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : 0.9 2.1 to -1.7 0.32 999.0 % AREA WITH TPW <45 mm: 7.1 81.4 to 0.0 0.91 999.0 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 6.3%) SHIPS Prob RI for 25kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean (12.9%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 8.6%) SHIPS Prob RI for 35kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 5.8%) SHIPS Prob RI for 40kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 4.1%) SHIPS Prob RI for 45kt/ 36hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 7.1%) SHIPS Prob RI for 55kt/ 48hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 5.9%) Matrix of RI probabilities --------------------------------------------------------------------- RI (kt / h) | 20/12 | 25/24 | 30/24 | 35/24 | 40/24 | 45/36 | 55/48 --------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPS-RII: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Logistic: 0.5% 0.5% 1.0% 0.1% 0.1% 1.1% 0.3% Bayesian: 0.0% 1.6% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Consensus: 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.4% 0.1% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP912016 INVEST 09/07/16 06 UTC ## ## STORM NOT ANNULAR, SCREENING STEP FAILED, NPASS=5 NFAIL=2 ## ## AHI= 0 (AHI OF 100 IS BEST FIT TO ANN. STRUC., 1 IS MARGINAL, 0 IS NOT ANNULAR) ##