* EAST PACIFIC SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * ULIKA EP192016 09/30/16 00 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 V (KT) NO LAND 35 31 28 25 21 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LAND 35 31 28 25 21 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS V (KT) LGEM 35 32 29 26 23 18 DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS DIS Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 43 47 50 51 54 60 66 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) -1 -1 -2 -1 -3 -6 -7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 272 271 276 280 280 288 283 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SST (C) 27.1 26.9 26.8 26.8 26.9 27.1 26.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 134 132 131 131 133 136 133 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -53.7 -53.7 -53.5 -53.6 -53.7 -54.3 -54.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB VXT (C) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 40 43 44 44 44 43 43 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A MODEL VTX (KT) 7 6 7 7 6 5 5 LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 13 11 4 9 11 11 6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB DIV -7 -13 -13 -6 6 -14 17 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-850 TADV 7 6 6 8 8 5 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAND (KM) 1502 1411 1320 1229 1138 899 583 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 17.5 17.9 18.3 18.5 18.6 18.5 18.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 140.7 141.5 142.3 143.2 144.0 146.3 149.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 9 9 9 8 9 13 14 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 6 0 1 2 4 10 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):310/ 9 CX,CY: -6/ 6 T-12 MAX WIND: 40 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 722 (MEAN=586) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 18.7 (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): 0.0 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. 10. 14. 17. 19. 20. 20. 19. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG -1. -2. -5. -8. -16. -28. -42. -55. -65. -71. -72. -69. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 3. 3. 2. 2. 1. 1. 2. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR 0. -1. -2. -2. -3. -4. -5. -6. -7. -7. -8. -8. PERSISTENCE -1. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -2. -1. -1. 0. 1. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. 0. 1. 1. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 8. 8. 8. THETA_E EXCESS 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. 700-500 MB RH 0. 0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -3. -4. -5. -5. -6. -6. MODEL VTX TENDENCY 0. 0. 0. 0. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 200 MB DIVERGENCE 0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -4. -4. -4. -4. -4. -4. -3. 850-700 T ADVEC 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 3. 3. 3. 3. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. GOES PREDICTORS -2. -3. -3. -4. -5. -8. -9. -9. -9. -9. -10. -10. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. 0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. 0. 0. 0. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -4. -7. -10. -14. -24. -35. -46. -57. -65. -70. -72. -68. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 35. LAT, LON: 17.5 140.7 ** 2015 E. Pacific RI INDEX EP192016 ULIKA 09/30/16 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): -5.0 -22.0 to 38.5 0.28 999.0 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 97.3 40.3 to 144.5 0.55 999.0 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/cm2) : 2.6 0.0 to 75.9 0.03 999.0 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 18.7 38.9 to 2.1 0.55 999.0 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 48.9 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) : -6.6 -11.0 to 135.3 0.03 999.0 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (w/m2): 262.8 638.0 to -68.2 0.53 999.0 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : -0.6 2.1 to -1.7 0.70 999.0 % AREA WITH TPW <45 mm: 63.0 81.4 to 0.0 0.23 999.0 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: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bayesian: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Consensus: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP192016 ULIKA 09/30/16 00 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) ##