* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * IRWIN EP102017 08/01/17 00 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 40 36 31 27 24 20 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 40 36 31 27 24 20 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGEM 40 37 34 30 27 22 18 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP EXTP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 9 8 11 13 12 14 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) 2 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 352 323 303 296 284 242 224 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SST (C) 22.8 22.3 21.9 21.7 21.6 21.3 20.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 91 86 81 79 77 73 69 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -52.3 -52.3 -52.3 -52.2 -52.3 -52.5 -52.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB VXT (C) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 52 49 48 45 43 37 34 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A MODEL VTX (KT) 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR -26 -36 -37 -20 -7 -4 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB DIV 15 15 -7 -8 9 1 14 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-850 TADV -1 0 1 2 1 2 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAND (KM) 1405 1396 1333 1307 1288 1300 1270 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 23.3 24.3 25.4 26.2 27.0 28.1 29.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 128.1 128.7 129.2 129.9 130.5 131.7 132.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 12 12 11 10 9 7 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):335/ 12 CX,CY: -4/ 11 T-12 MAX WIND: 45 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 500 (MEAN=550) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 19.8 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 18.0 (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 -1. -2. -4. -6. -9. -10. -9. -9. -7. -4. -5. -8. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 5. 2. -1. -4. -6. -6. -6. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ -0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR -0. -0. 0. 1. 3. 6. 7. 8. 9. 9. 10. 10. PERSISTENCE -1. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -2. -1. -1. 0. 1. 200/250 MB TEMP. -0. 0. 1. 1. 3. 5. 6. 7. 7. 6. 5. 4. THETA_E EXCESS -0. -1. -2. -3. -5. -7. -9. -11. -13. -16. -18. -19. 700-500 MB RH -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -4. -5. -5. -6. -7. MODEL VTX TENDENCY -0. -0. -1. -2. -3. -4. -4. -5. -4. -4. -4. -4. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 200 MB DIVERGENCE -0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -2. -2. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. ZONAL STORM MOTION -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. STEERING LEVEL PRES -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. GOES PREDICTORS -2. -3. -4. -4. -6. -8. -9. -8. -8. -7. -7. -7. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT -0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -4. -9. -13. -16. -20. -24. -27. -29. -31. -32. -35. -40. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 40. LAT, LON: 23.3 128.1 ** 2017 E.PACIFIC RI INDEX EP102017 IRWIN 08/01/17 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 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT): -5.0 -22.0 to 44.0 0.26 0.6 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 42.6 40.5 to 149.3 0.02 0.0 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 10.4 18.9 to 1.4 0.49 1.0 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/cm2) : 0.0 0.0 to 106.7 0.00 0.0 MAXIMUM WIND (kt) : 40.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.50 0.8 D200 (10**7s-1) : 4.8 -33.0 to 156.2 0.20 0.3 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 19.8 37.8 to 2.1 0.50 0.8 % AREA WITH TPW <45 mm: 0.0 62.3 to 0.0 1.00 -0.4 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : -0.4 2.2 to -1.9 0.63 0.1 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (w/m2): 339.8 735.9 to -82.5 0.48 0.0 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold= 2% is 0.2 times sample mean ( 7.7%) SHIPS Prob RI for 25kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 5% is 0.3 times sample mean (15.3%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 3% is 0.3 times sample mean (10.4%) SHIPS Prob RI for 35kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 2% is 0.3 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: 1.9% 4.6% 3.2% 2.0% 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: 0.6% 1.5% 1.1% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP102017 IRWIN 08/01/17 00 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) ##