* ATLANTIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * GOES AND/OR OHC INPUT MISSING * * DOLLY AL042008 07/24/08 18 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 30 24 21 18 17 19 23 28 31 35 41 48 50 V (KT) LAND 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 V (KT) LGE mod 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 DIS DIS DIS SHEAR (KTS) 15 8 19 13 7 12 12 21 21 21 N/A N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 22 340 3 20 33 7 15 33 66 90 N/A N/A N/A SST (C) 28.6 28.9 29.1 29.3 29.5 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.5 N/A N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 145 150 154 157 160 162 158 159 159 157 N/A N/A N/A ADJ. POT. INT. 127 132 135 138 140 136 127 128 129 128 N/A N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -52.0 -51.2 -51.5 -51.8 -51.6 -51.6 -52.3 -52.3 -52.9 -53.0 N/A N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 13 15 12 11 12 8 7 6 7 6 N/A N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 66 65 65 66 65 62 61 60 58 51 N/A N/A N/A GFS VTEX (KT) 13 9 9 8 6 LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 5 24 7 2 13 18 -7 1 1 26 N/A N/A N/A 200 MB DIV 1 24 6 -20 3 16 2 16 -15 -6 N/A N/A N/A LAND (KM) -267 -382 -498 -610 -528 -364 -335 -364 -353 -401 N/A N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 28.0 28.3 28.5 28.8 29.0 28.9 28.8 28.9 29.0 29.4 N/A N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 100.0 101.2 102.3 103.5 104.7 106.8 107.1 106.8 107.1 106.8 N/A N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 10 10 10 11 10 5 0 0 1 3 N/A N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):310/ 12 CX,CY: -8/ 8 T-12 MAX WIND: 55 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 652 (MEAN=625) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 100-300 KM RAD: -99.0 (MEAN=20.0) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: -99.0 (MEAN=68.6) INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTENSITY CHANGE 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 ---------------------------------------------------------- SAMPLE MEAN CHANGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 12. 13. SST POTENTIAL 0. 1. 1. 2. 6. 10. 15. 19. 23. 25. 27. 29. VERTICAL SHEAR 1. 3. 5. 6. 9. 11. 11. 10. 8. 8. 7. 6. PERSISTENCE -7. -12. -17. -20. -22. -22. -21. -19. -16. -11. -5. -1. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -4. -4. -4. -5. -5. -5. THETA_E EXCESS 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. -2. -3. -3. -4. -4. 700-500 MB RH 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -2. GFS VORTEX TENDENCY 0. -1. -2. -4. -6. -7. -8. -8. -9. -9. -9. -9. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -3. -3. ---------------------------------------------------------- SUB-TOTAL CHANGE -6. -9. -12. -13. -11. -7. -2. 1. 5. 11. 18. 21. SATELLITE ADJUSTMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------- MEAN ADJUSTMENT 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. GOES IR STD DEV 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. GOES IR PIXEL COUNT 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL ADJUSTMENT 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE (KT) -6. -9. -12. -13. -11. -7. -2. 1. 5. 11. 18. 21. ** 2008 ATLANTIC RI INDEX AL042008 DOLLY 07/24/08 18 UTC ** ( 25 KT OR MORE MAX WIND INCREASE IN NEXT 24 HR) 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT): -25.0 Range:-45.0 to 30.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.3/ 0.5 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 12.5 Range: 35.1 to 3.2 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.7/ 1.1 D200 (10**7s-1) : 2.8 Range:-20.0 to 149.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.1/ 0.2 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 104.3 Range: 25.1 to 130.7 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.8/ 0.9 850-700 MB REL HUM (%): 68.4 Range: 56.0 to 88.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.4/ 0.2 % area w/pixels <-30 C: 60.0 Range: 17.0 to 100.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.5/ 0.1 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 12.8 Range: 35.1 to 3.2 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.7/ 0.9 Heat content (KJ/cm2) :9999.0 Range: 0.0 to 132.0 Scaled/Wgted Val:999.0/999.0 Prob of RI for 25 kt RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times the sample mean(12.3%) Prob of RI for 30 kt RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times the sample mean( 7.8%) Prob of RI for 35 kt RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times the sample mean( 4.5%) ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) AL042008 DOLLY 07/24/08 18 UTC ## ## STORM NOT ANNULAR, SCREENING STEP FAILED, NPASS=6 NFAIL=1 ## ## AHI= 0 (AHI OF 100 IS BEST FIT TO ANN. STRUC., 1 IS MARGINAL, 0 IS NOT ANNULAR) ## ## ANNULAR INDEX RAN NORMALLY