* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * GOES AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * ERICK EP052013 07/09/13 12 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 25 20 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 25 20 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGE mod 25 21 17 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP EXTP EXTP TROP TROP TROP TROP EXTP EXTP N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 9 12 13 12 12 10 11 12 20 23 20 N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) -2 -2 0 0 0 2 0 6 3 5 3 N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 83 106 114 125 131 138 172 208 226 210 211 N/A N/A SST (C) 21.3 20.7 20.0 19.6 19.8 20.3 20.2 19.8 19.8 19.8 20.3 N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 74 67 60 60 60 63 62 60 60 59 63 N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -53.1 -53.1 -52.7 -52.7 -52.7 -52.7 -52.8 -52.8 -52.6 -52.5 -52.7 N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 69 65 62 63 63 58 54 40 32 28 26 N/A N/A GFS VTEX (KT) 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 8 10 16 19 7 12 12 31 33 37 22 N/A N/A 200 MB DIV 2 -3 0 -14 -13 9 11 -8 8 -19 -7 N/A N/A 700-850 TADV -7 -3 -1 0 0 0 -1 1 0 -2 1 N/A N/A LAND (KM) 92 123 191 203 223 295 397 537 701 788 954 N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 24.1 24.6 25.1 25.4 25.7 26.0 26.4 26.7 27.2 27.8 26.9 N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 112.8 113.5 114.2 115.0 115.8 117.2 118.7 120.3 122.4 123.7 125.1 N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 8 6 8 N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9999 9999 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):305/ 9 CX,CY: -6/ 5 T-12 MAX WIND: 35 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 569 (MEAN=580) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 3.0 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 0.0 (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. 1. 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. SST POTENTIAL -1. -3. -6. -9. -14. -17. -19. -22. -20. -19. -18. -22. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 5. 2. -2. -5. -5. -6. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -5. -4. -3. -1. 0. 0. 0. PERSISTENCE -2. -4. -5. -5. -6. -6. -6. -5. -4. -5. -3. -2. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -1. 0. 0. 0. THETA_E EXCESS -1. -2. -3. -4. -6. -9. -11. -13. -15. -17. -19. -19. 700-500 MB RH 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. GFS VORTEX TENDENCY 0. 0. -1. -2. -2. -3. -3. -4. -3. -4. -4. -3. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. 1. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -2. -2. -3. -6. -11. -14. -16. -17. -18. -19. -18. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -3. -2. -1. -2. -2. -2. -1. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -5. -10. -16. -23. -35. -47. -56. -64. -68. -72. -75. -78. ** 2011 E. Pacific RI INDEX EP052013 ERICK 07/09/13 12 UTC ** 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT): -10.0 Range:-20.0 to 35.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.2/ 0.4 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 11.5 Range: 17.0 to 1.6 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.4/ 0.5 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 3.0 Range: 35.4 to 2.7 Scaled/Wgted Val: 1.0/ 1.4 Heat content (KJ/cm2) : 0.0 Range: 0.0 to 67.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 39.2 Range: 44.8 to 134.3 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : -5.6 Range:-10.0 to 129.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 % area w/pixels <-30 C: 0.0 Range: 26.0 to 100.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 850-700 MB REL HUM (%): 64.8 Range: 64.0 to 88.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 Prob of RI for 25 kt RI threshold= 4% is 0.3 times the sample mean(11.7%) Prob of RI for 30 kt RI threshold= 2% is 0.3 times the sample mean( 7.9%) Prob of RI for 35 kt RI threshold= 2% is 0.3 times the sample mean( 5.4%) Prob of RI for 40 kt RI threshold= 1% is 0.3 times the sample mean( 3.9%)