* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * DARBY EP052016 07/25/16 00 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 35 34 34 35 36 35 36 36 37 36 36 36 35 V (KT) LAND 35 34 34 35 36 35 36 36 37 36 36 36 35 V (KT) LGEM 35 34 34 33 32 31 31 32 34 35 36 DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 27 27 25 23 20 11 7 9 12 16 19 N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 -1 1 N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 247 242 242 237 233 243 220 231 243 250 238 N/A N/A SST (C) 26.6 26.4 26.2 26.1 26.0 26.0 25.8 24.9 24.1 23.3 22.8 N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 130 127 125 124 123 123 122 112 104 96 91 N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -54.6 -55.0 -55.4 -55.8 -55.8 -55.5 -55.8 -56.0 -56.7 -57.3 -57.4 N/A N/A 200 MB VXT (C) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 3 N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 40 41 40 41 41 38 34 33 36 38 45 N/A N/A MODEL VTX (KT) 9 9 9 8 8 6 4 3 2 1 LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 10 16 16 15 7 -13 -34 -47 -38 -34 -45 N/A N/A 200 MB DIV -16 -18 11 9 17 -13 19 23 31 24 23 N/A N/A 700-850 TADV 8 8 13 12 12 14 11 8 10 12 22 N/A N/A LAND (KM) 39 14 69 165 264 465 696 918 1130 1321 1521 N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 21.3 22.1 22.8 23.4 24.0 24.9 26.4 28.1 29.9 32.1 34.6 N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 158.6 159.2 159.8 160.6 161.3 163.1 164.7 166.0 167.0 167.0 166.2 N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 14 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):310/ 10 CX,CY: -7/ 6 T-12 MAX WIND: 35 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 760 (MEAN=586) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 17.8 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 13.0 (MEAN=65.0) PRELIM RI PROB (DV .GE. 30 KT IN 24 HR): 0.1 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTENSITY CHANGE 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 ---------------------------------------------------------- SAMPLE MEAN CHANGE 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0. -1. -1. -2. SST POTENTIAL 1. 1. 2. 3. 6. 9. 11. 13. 14. 15. 15. 13. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 0. -2. -5. -10. -14. -14. -15. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR 0. 0. 1. 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11. 12. 12. 12. PERSISTENCE 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 9. 9. 9. THETA_E EXCESS 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. -1. 700-500 MB RH 0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -6. -6. -6. -7. -8. MODEL VTX TENDENCY 0. 0. 0. -1. -4. -5. -7. -9. -10. -10. -9. -8. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -2. -2. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 4. 5. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. GOES PREDICTORS -2. -2. -3. -4. -5. -7. -9. -9. -9. -9. -10. -10. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -1. -1. 0. 1. 0. 1. 1. 2. 1. 1. 1. 0. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 35. LAT, LON: 21.3 158.6 ** 2015 E. Pacific RI INDEX EP052016 DARBY 07/25/16 00 UTC ** (SHIPS-RII PREDICTOR TABLE for 30 KT OR MOREMAXIMUM WIND INCREASE IN NEXT 24-h) Predictor Value RI Predictor Range Scaled Value(0-1) % Contribution 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT): 0.0 -22.0 to 38.5 0.36 999.0 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 90.9 40.3 to 144.5 0.49 999.0 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/cm2) : 5.4 0.0 to 75.9 0.07 999.0 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 17.8 38.9 to 2.1 0.57 999.0 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 24.7 18.9 to 1.4 0.00 0.0 MAXIMUM WIND (kt) : 35.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.35 999.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : 0.6 -11.0 to 135.3 0.08 999.0 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (w/m2): 312.6 638.0 to -68.2 0.46 999.0 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : -0.7 2.1 to -1.7 0.75 999.0 % AREA WITH TPW <45 mm: 87.6 81.4 to 0.0 0.00 0.0 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 6.3%) SHIPS Prob RI for 25kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean (12.9%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 8.6%) SHIPS Prob RI for 35kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 5.8%) SHIPS Prob RI for 40kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 4.1%) SHIPS Prob RI for 45kt/ 36hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 7.1%) SHIPS Prob RI for 55kt/ 48hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times sample mean ( 5.9%) Matrix of RI probabilities --------------------------------------------------------------------- RI (kt / h) | 20/12 | 25/24 | 30/24 | 35/24 | 40/24 | 45/36 | 55/48 --------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPS-RII: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Logistic: 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bayesian: 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Consensus: 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP052016 DARBY 07/25/16 00 UTC ## ## STORM NOT ANNULAR, SCREENING STEP FAILED, NPASS=3 NFAIL=4 ## ## AHI= 0 (AHI OF 100 IS BEST FIT TO ANN. STRUC., 1 IS MARGINAL, 0 IS NOT ANNULAR) ##