* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * GOES AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * DOUGLAS EP042014 07/04/14 18 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 35 32 28 24 18 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 35 32 28 24 18 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGE mod 35 33 31 28 25 20 15 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP EXTP SUBT SHEAR (KT) 15 15 12 10 7 8 5 9 12 18 23 26 27 SHEAR ADJ (KT) -2 -2 -2 0 1 0 4 3 4 2 2 4 5 SHEAR DIR 313 315 317 308 297 266 239 214 199 191 189 215 229 SST (C) 23.4 23.0 22.7 22.4 22.1 21.4 20.8 20.4 20.1 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.7 POT. INT. (KT) 95 91 88 85 82 74 68 63 60 59 60 59 58 200 MB T (C) -51.6 -51.4 -51.4 -51.5 -51.4 -51.3 -51.5 -51.4 -51.5 -51.7 -52.0 -52.0 -52.2 TH_E DEV (C) 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 700-500 MB RH 53 51 49 50 46 41 38 34 33 32 30 27 27 GFS VTEX (KT) 14 13 12 12 10 9 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 850 MB ENV VOR 29 21 16 4 -17 -23 -36 -38 -44 -36 -33 -29 -38 200 MB DIV -10 -16 -10 -6 -5 -18 -4 -4 3 0 13 -13 3 700-850 TADV -1 0 1 -3 -2 2 0 5 3 8 7 5 3 LAND (KM) 708 733 732 740 751 802 877 964 1040 1090 1147 1214 1237 LAT (DEG N) 21.6 22.1 22.5 22.9 23.3 24.1 24.9 25.6 26.0 26.6 26.9 27.4 28.0 LONG(DEG W) 118.3 118.9 119.4 120.0 120.6 121.9 123.2 124.4 125.6 126.9 128.3 129.9 130.8 STM SPEED (KT) 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 5 HEAT CONTENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):300/ 5 CX,CY: -3/ 3 T-12 MAX WIND: 35 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 607 (MEAN=581) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 8.3 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 6.0 (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 0. -1. -3. -4. -9. -12. -16. -19. -19. -19. -20. -25. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 0. 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 6. 5. 2. -1. -5. -8. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 0. 0. 1. 1. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 3. 4. 5. 5. 5. 6. 6. PERSISTENCE 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -5. -5. -5. -4. -3. -2. THETA_E EXCESS -1. -2. -3. -4. -6. -8. -10. -12. -14. -17. -19. -20. 700-500 MB RH 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -3. -3. -4. -4. GFS VORTEX TENDENCY 0. -1. -2. -4. -7. -10. -12. -15. -16. -17. -17. -16. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -2. -2. -3. -4. -5. -6. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 1. 1. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -2. -3. -4. -7. -11. -13. -14. -15. -16. -17. -16. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -1. -2. -2. -2. -1. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -3. -7. -11. -17. -30. -44. -56. -66. -75. -83. -90. -95. ** 2013 E. Pacific RI INDEX EP042014 DOUGLAS 07/04/14 18 UTC ** ( 30 KT OR MORE MAX WIND INCREASE IN NEXT 24 HR) 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT): 0.0 Range:-22.0 to 38.5 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.4/ 0.8 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 12.0 Range: 18.7 to 1.4 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.4/ 0.6 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 52.8 Range: 40.3 to 141.7 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.1/ 0.1 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 8.3 Range: 38.9 to 2.4 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.8/ 0.9 Heat content (KJ/cm2) : 0.0 Range: 3.6 to 75.9 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : -9.4 Range:-11.0 to 135.3 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 % area w/pixels <-30 C: 0.0 Range: 41.4 to 100.0 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.0/ 0.0 850-700 MB REL HUM (%): 71.0 Range: 57.6 to 96.8 Scaled/Wgted Val: 0.3/ 0.0 Prob of RI for 25 kt RI threshold= 4% is 0.3 times the sample mean(13.1%) Prob of RI for 30 kt RI threshold= 3% is 0.3 times the sample mean( 8.7%) Prob of RI for 35 kt RI threshold= 2% is 0.3 times the sample mean( 6.0%) Prob of RI for 40 kt RI threshold= 1% is 0.3 times the sample mean( 4.3%) ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP042014 DOUGLAS 07/04/14 18 UTC ## ## STORM NOT ANNULAR, SCREENING STEP FAILED, NPASS=4 NFAIL=3 ## ## AHI= 0 (AHI OF 100 IS BEST FIT TO ANN. STRUC., 1 IS MARGINAL, 0 IS NOT ANNULAR) ##