* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * GOES PROXY USED, OHC AVAILABLE * * PRISCILLA EP162013 10/16/13 00 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 30 29 28 27 25 21 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 30 29 28 27 25 21 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGE mod 30 28 27 27 26 24 21 19 16 DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP SHEAR (KT) 3 5 7 10 14 19 22 22 23 25 27 17 17 SHEAR ADJ (KT) 0 0 -2 -3 -2 -3 -4 -5 -4 -1 -2 4 8 SHEAR DIR 180 259 280 262 248 248 243 242 236 251 236 279 286 SST (C) 27.2 26.9 26.6 26.3 25.9 25.3 25.0 25.1 25.3 25.4 25.4 25.3 25.0 POT. INT. (KT) 134 132 128 125 121 114 110 112 114 115 115 113 109 200 MB T (C) -53.0 -53.2 -53.4 -53.5 -53.5 -54.1 -54.5 -54.7 -55.0 -55.4 -55.0 -55.3 -55.6 TH_E DEV (C) 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 700-500 MB RH 44 46 45 44 44 41 34 34 31 30 28 27 28 GFS VTEX (KT) 11 10 9 8 8 6 5 5 4 2 LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR -2 -3 -19 -21 -20 -28 -35 -30 -30 -28 -39 -32 -27 200 MB DIV -3 -2 -1 -4 1 -17 -8 5 9 -3 -12 -42 -19 700-850 TADV 5 7 4 4 6 3 4 2 2 2 4 3 0 LAND (KM) 970 991 1017 1036 1060 1114 1183 1278 1388 1482 1569 1618 1633 LAT (DEG N) 17.6 17.9 18.1 18.4 18.7 19.1 19.1 18.7 18.2 17.9 17.7 17.9 18.2 LONG(DEG W) 117.6 118.3 119.0 119.6 120.2 121.2 122.0 122.8 123.7 124.7 125.7 126.6 127.1 STM SPEED (KT) 6 7 7 6 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 HEAT CONTENT 11 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):290/ 6 CX,CY: -5/ 2 T-12 MAX WIND: 35 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 575 (MEAN=581) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 15.4 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 47.0 (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. -1. -1. -2. -2. SST POTENTIAL 1. 1. 2. 3. 5. 8. 9. 11. 12. 14. 14. 13. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3. 1. -2. -5. -7. -8. -8. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -5. -7. -8. -9. -9. -9. PERSISTENCE -1. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -2. -2. -2. -1. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 3. 4. 6. 7. 9. 10. 10. THETA_E EXCESS 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -5. -6. -7. -7. -8. -8. 700-500 MB RH 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -3. -4. -4. -5. -5. GFS VORTEX TENDENCY 0. -1. -2. -3. -5. -7. -9. -10. -11. -11. -11. -10. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -5. -6. -7. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 1. 2. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 1. 2. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -1. -1. -1. -1. 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 0. 0. 0. -1. -2. -4. -5. -6. -7. -7. -8. -7. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -1. -2. -2. -2. -1. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -1. -2. -3. -5. -9. -15. -20. -25. -30. -33. -33. -33. ** 2013 E. Pacific RI INDEX EP162013 PRISCILLA 10/16/13 00 UTC ** ( 30 KT OR MORE MAX WIND INCREASE IN NEXT 24 HR) 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT): -5.0 Range:-22.0 to 38.5 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.3/ 0.6 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 7.6 Range: 18.7 to 1.4 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.6/ 0.9 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 98.0 Range: 40.3 to 141.7 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.6/ 0.6 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 999.0 Range: 38.9 to 2.4 Scaled/Wgted Val:999.0/999.0 Heat content (KJ/cm2) : 5.4 Range: 3.6 to 75.9 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : -1.8 Range:-11.0 to 135.3 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.1/ 0.0 % area w/pixels <-30 C: 999.0 Range: 41.4 to 100.0 Scaled/Wgted Val:999.0/999.0 850-700 MB REL HUM (%): 61.6 Range: 57.6 to 96.8 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.1/ 0.0 Prob of RI for 25 kt RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times the sample mean(13.1%) Prob of RI for 30 kt RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times the sample mean( 8.7%) Prob of RI for 35 kt RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times the sample mean( 6.0%) Prob of RI for 40 kt RI threshold= 999% is 999.0 times the sample mean( 4.3%) ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP162013 PRISCILLA 10/16/13 00 UTC ## ## ERR=2, BOTH IR FILES BAD OR MISSING