* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * GOES DATA AVAILABLE * * OHC DATA AVAILABLE * * ENRIQUE EP072009 08/07/09 12 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 30 27 24 21 17 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 30 27 24 21 17 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGE mod 30 29 27 24 22 17 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS SHEAR (KT) 16 18 18 19 26 29 45 53 56 58 N/A N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 288 297 290 288 286 282 270 264 264 258 N/A N/A N/A SST (C) 22.1 21.8 21.7 21.6 21.5 21.6 22.0 22.4 22.8 23.3 N/A N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 82 79 79 78 76 77 81 85 89 94 N/A N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -52.1 -52.1 -52.0 -52.0 -52.2 -52.3 -52.3 -52.9 -53.3 -53.8 N/A N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 N/A N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 51 51 47 45 44 34 23 25 24 25 N/A N/A N/A GFS VTEX (KT) 1 LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR -43 -37 -39 -39 -42 -46 -72 -72 -76 -67 N/A N/A N/A 200 MB DIV -17 -13 -13 -19 -12 -14 0 -7 -20 -9 N/A N/A N/A LAND (KM) 1464 1476 1494 1530 1572 1654 1699 1795 1807 1661 N/A N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 24.2 24.7 25.2 25.7 26.2 27.0 27.9 28.7 29.3 29.4 N/A N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 129.6 130.5 131.4 132.5 133.5 135.2 137.1 138.9 140.5 142.4 N/A N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 8 10 10 11 10 9 9 8 8 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 INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):320/ 8 CX,CY: -4/ 6 T-12 MAX WIND: 30 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 626 (MEAN=581) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 12.0 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 15.0 (MEAN=65.0) INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTENSITY CHANGE 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 ---------------------------------------------------------- SAMPLE MEAN CHANGE 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. SST POTENTIAL -1. -2. -4. -6. -10. -10. -11. -12. -10. -9. -9. -12. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 1. 2. 3. 2. -2. -11. -23. -37. -44. -48. -52. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR 0. 1. 1. 2. 3. 6. 8. 11. 13. 14. 14. 14. PERSISTENCE 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 3. 5. 7. 8. 8. 8. THETA_E EXCESS -1. -2. -3. -4. -7. -9. -10. -12. -13. -14. -16. -16. 700-500 MB RH 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -2. -3. -3. -4. -4. -4. -3. GFS VORTEX TENDENCY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -5. -7. -8. -10. -11. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 1. 1. 1. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -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. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -2. -2. -3. -5. -8. -11. -12. -12. -12. -13. -13. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -3. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -3. -6. -9. -13. -22. -31. -42. -54. -64. -73. -80. -86. ** 2009 E. Pacific RI INDEX EP072009 ENRIQUE 08/07/09 12 UTC ** ( 30 KT OR MORE MAX WIND INCREASE IN NEXT 24 HR) 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT): 0.0 Range:-20.0 to 35.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.4/ 0.8 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 19.6 Range: 15.2 to 1.6 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : -14.8 Range:-10.0 to 129.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 48.9 Range: 46.6 to 134.3 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 850-700 MB REL HUM (%): 65.6 Range: 64.0 to 88.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.1/ 0.0 % area w/pixels <-30 C: 5.0 Range: 26.0 to 100.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 12.0 Range: 35.4 to 2.7 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.7/ 1.1 Heat content (KJ/cm2) : 0.0 Range: 4.0 to 67.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 Prob of RI for 25 kt RI threshold= 4% is 0.3 times the sample mean(11.5%) Prob of RI for 30 kt RI threshold= 2% is 0.3 times the sample mean( 7.7%) Prob of RI for 35 kt RI threshold= 1% is 0.3 times the sample mean( 5.2%) ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP072009 ENRIQUE 08/07/09 12 UTC ## ## STORM NOT ANNULAR, SCREENING STEP FAILED, NPASS=2 NFAIL=5 ## ## AHI= 0 (AHI OF 100 IS BEST FIT TO ANN. STRUC., 1 IS MARGINAL, 0 IS NOT ANNULAR) ## ## ANNULAR INDEX RAN NORMALLY