* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * INVEST EP992016 10/16/16 18 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 25 25 25 25 25 24 21 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 25 25 25 25 25 24 21 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGEM 25 25 24 23 22 20 18 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP SHEAR (KT) 16 16 18 17 18 20 26 28 22 20 21 23 24 SHEAR ADJ (KT) -1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 SHEAR DIR 252 236 227 224 216 232 254 265 255 239 237 231 244 SST (C) 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.4 27.4 27.3 27.3 27.4 27.4 27.4 POT. INT. (KT) 139 139 139 139 139 138 137 137 136 135 136 133 133 200 MB T (C) -53.0 -53.0 -53.2 -53.4 -53.5 -53.4 -53.4 -53.4 -53.5 -53.3 -53.4 -53.4 -53.8 200 MB VXT (C) 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 TH_E DEV (C) 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 4 700-500 MB RH 56 56 57 55 54 56 55 54 51 53 52 54 54 MODEL VTX (KT) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 850 MB ENV VOR -19 -14 2 6 5 20 25 29 24 35 35 52 47 200 MB DIV 29 40 40 25 24 28 18 34 19 48 46 62 42 700-850 TADV -1 0 -2 -1 -2 -1 -2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 LAND (KM) 1807 1906 2012 2112 2214 2344 2183 2046 1911 1766 1637 1569 1579 LAT (DEG N) 15.7 15.7 15.6 15.4 15.1 14.7 14.6 14.4 14.2 14.3 14.5 14.7 14.7 LONG(DEG W) 126.7 128.1 129.4 130.5 131.5 133.3 134.9 136.3 137.7 139.1 140.3 140.9 140.8 STM SPEED (KT) 13 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 6 5 1 1 HEAT CONTENT 8 11 16 15 13 11 15 21 22 17 14 13 14 FORECAST TRACK FROM TABM INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):270/ 13 CX,CY: -12/ 0 T-12 MAX WIND: 25 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 754 (MEAN=586) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 21.1 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 31.0 (MEAN=65.0) PRELIM RI PROB (DV .GE. 30 KT IN 24 HR): 0.4 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. 3. 7. 13. 19. 23. 26. 28. 29. 28. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 1. 2. 1. 0. -3. -8. -12. -14. -15. -15. -13. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR -1. -2. -3. -4. -7. -10. -12. -15. -16. -18. -18. -18. PERSISTENCE 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -4. THETA_E EXCESS 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -3. -3. 700-500 MB RH 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. MODEL VTX TENDENCY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -2. -2. -3. -4. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 0. 0. 0. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 3. 3. 2. 2. 1. 1. 1. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -5. -6. -7. -7. -7. -8. -8. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -4. -9. -14. -17. -19. -22. -22. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 25. LAT, LON: 15.7 126.7 ** 2015 E. Pacific RI INDEX EP992016 INVEST 10/16/16 18 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 1.3 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 114.1 40.3 to 144.5 0.71 1.9 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/cm2) : 12.6 0.0 to 75.9 0.17 0.6 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 21.1 38.9 to 2.1 0.48 1.5 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 17.4 18.9 to 1.4 0.09 0.2 MAXIMUM WIND (kt) : 25.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.07 0.2 D200 (10**7s-1) : 31.6 -11.0 to 135.3 0.29 0.4 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (w/m2): 153.2 638.0 to -68.2 0.69 0.0 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : 0.0 2.1 to -1.7 0.54 -0.3 % AREA WITH TPW <45 mm: 26.2 81.4 to 0.0 0.68 0.2 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= 11% is 0.8 times sample mean (12.9%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 6% is 0.7 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% 10.7% 6.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Logistic: 0.4% 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% Bayesian: 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Consensus: 0.1% 3.9% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP992016 INVEST 10/16/16 18 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) ##