* ATLANTIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * GOES AND/OR OHC INPUT MISSING * EPSILON 12/08/05 06 UTC TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 40 32 25 19 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 40 32 25 19 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS SHEAR (KTS) 46 46 44 48 52 59 69 83 78 68 N/A N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 318 320 314 302 301 289 293 308 309 301 9999 9999 9999 SST (C) 23.9 24.1 24.2 24.2 24.1 24.1 23.9 23.6 23.3 22.9 N/A N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 102 104 104 104 104 104 102 100 99 96 N/A N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -54.6 -54.0 -54.3 -54.7 -55.0 -55.3 -55.8 -59.5 -59.2 -58.8 N/A N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 500-300 MB RH 29 25 23 26 27 27 23 41 55 32 N/A N/A N/A MO FLX (M/S/D) -37 -22 -20 -15 -23 -3 -72 -86 19 22 N/A N/A N/A 850 MB VORT -12 -21 -27 -31 -9 8 -34 -101 -69 -78 N/A N/A N/A LAND (KM) 2337 2350 2363 2355 2346 2359 2398 2349 2231 2103 N/A N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 27.3 26.9 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.9 27.4 28.2 29.2 30.4 N/A N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 39.3 39.5 39.7 39.6 39.5 39.6 39.9 40.2 40.6 40.8 N/A N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9999 9999 9999 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI STORM HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KTS) 215/ 10 CX,CY: -5/ -7 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB) 743 (MEAN=643) 200 MB DIVERGENCE x10**5 (T=0) -91 (MEAN= 23) T-12 MAXIMUM WIND (KTS) 60 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=68.9) 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. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 11. 12. SST POTENTIAL -1. -2. -4. -6. -9. -12. -14. -15. -17. -17. -16. -15. VERTICAL SHEAR 0. -1. -1. -3. -7. -13. -23. -31. -36. -42. -49. -56. PERSISTENCE -6. -9. -12. -14. -16. -17. -17. -15. -11. -7. -3. -1. 200 MB TEMP. 0. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 8. 12. 15. 17. 19. 21. THETA_E EXCESS 0. -1. -2. -3. -4. -6. -9. -12. -15. -18. -22. -24. 500-300 MB RH 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -4. 850 MB ENV. VORT. 0. -1. -2. -2. -3. -4. -7. -10. -12. -14. -15. -15. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -3. -2. -2. -2. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -5. -6. -7. -8. -9. 200 MB DIVERGENCE -1. -1. -3. -3. -4. -4. -4. -5. -4. -5. -6. -4. ---------------------------------------------------------- SUB-TOTAL CHANGE -8. -15. -21. -27. -38. -51. -65. -77. -81. -88. -93. -99. INTENSITY ADJUSTMENTS FROM SATELLITE INPUT 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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) -8. -15. -21. -27. -38. -51. -65. -77. -81. -88. -93. -99. ** 2005 ATLANTIC RAPID INTENSITY INDEX ** ( 25 KT OR MORE MAX WIND INCREASE IN NEXT 24 HR) EPSILON 12/08/05 06 UTC 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT): Value: -20.0 Range: -20.0 to 25.0 Scaled value: 0.00 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : Value: 47.4 Range: 42.5 to 2.5 Scaled value: 0.00 SST (C) : Value: 24.1 Range: 24.3 to 30.4 Scaled value: 0.00 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : Value: 63.7 Range: 27.1 to 136.4 Scaled value: 0.33 850-700 MB REL HUM (%): Value: 56.0 Range: 57.0 to 88.0 Scaled value: 0.00 % area w/pixels <-30 C: Value:9999.0 Range: 17.0 to 100.0 Scaled value:999.00 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : Value: 999.9 Range: 37.5 to 8.0 Scaled value:999.00 Scaled RI index=999.00 Prob of RI=999.0% is 999.0 times the sample mean(12.1%)