* ATLANTIC     SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST          *
                    * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE,       OHC AVAILABLE     *
                    *  JOSE        AL122017  09/05/17  18 UTC        *

TIME (HR)          0     6    12    18    24    36    48    60    72    84    96   108   120
V (KT) NO LAND    40    44    48    52    57    62    70    72    77    76    74    76    75
V (KT) LAND       40    44    48    52    57    62    70    72    77    76    74    76    75
V (KT) LGEM       40    44    48    52    56    64    72    79    83    83    80    74    69
Storm Type      TROP  TROP  TROP  TROP  TROP  TROP  TROP  TROP  TROP  TROP  TROP  TROP  TROP

SHEAR (KT)         6     8     6     7     5    11     8    10    12    19    16    22    28
SHEAR ADJ (KT)     4     3     1     0    -2    -3    -2     1     4     2    10     1     3
SHEAR DIR        320   294   298   300   271   270   268   260   255   269   280   328    14
SST (C)         29.0  28.9  28.8  28.7  28.6  28.7  28.9  29.1  29.4  29.3  29.0  29.0  29.1
POT. INT. (KT)   152   151   150   148   147   149   152   155   159   157   152   152   154
ADJ. POT. INT.   153   152   151   150   148   151   154   155   157   151   144   143   143
200 MB T (C)   -53.8 -54.1 -54.3 -54.3 -53.7 -54.2 -53.6 -53.9 -53.1 -53.1 -52.2 -52.2 -51.4
200 MB VXT (C)  -0.3  -0.4  -0.5  -0.6  -0.6  -0.5  -0.6  -0.4  -0.4   0.2   0.0   0.2   0.1
TH_E DEV (C)       6     7     7     7     7     8     9    10    10    11    11    10    11
700-500 MB RH     71    71    73    71    69    69    66    64    62    60    58    55    50
MODEL VTX (KT)    13    13    13    14    15    16    19    20    22    23    22    25    24
850 MB ENV VOR    12    15    12    15    13     6    13    16    27    29    26    12    -1
200 MB DIV        31    33    47    31    35    39    43    67    76    47    62    45    17
700-850 TADV      -7    -3    -2     0     3     0    -4     0     3     2    14     6     7
LAND (KM)       1535  1459  1392  1314  1243  1115  1028   907   782   754   596   473   461
LAT (DEG N)     12.3  12.7  13.0  13.3  13.5  14.0  14.5  15.3  16.4  17.6  19.1  20.6  22.1
LONG(DEG W)     40.0  41.2  42.4  43.8  45.2  48.0  51.1  54.0  56.6  58.6  60.1  61.9  63.8
STM SPEED (KT)    11    12    13    14    14    15    15    14    12    11    11    11    12
HEAT CONTENT      25    24    24    33    39    29    41    40    51    62    61    49    56

  FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI      INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):280/ 10      CX,CY:  -9/  2
  T-12 MAX WIND:  30            PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB):  534  (MEAN=618)
  GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV.  50-200 KM RAD:   8.2 (MEAN=14.5)
  % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C    50-200 KM RAD:  98.0 (MEAN=65.0)
  PRELIM RI PROB (DV .GE. 55 KT IN 48 HR):           27.4

                        INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTENSITY CHANGE
                         6   12   18   24   36   48   60   72   84   96  108  120
                        ----------------------------------------------------------
  SAMPLE MEAN CHANGE     1.   2.   3.   4.   6.   8.   9.  10.  11.  12.  13.  13.
  SST POTENTIAL          1.   2.   3.   4.   8.  12.  16.  19.  22.  24.  26.  27.
  VERTICAL SHEAR MAG     1.   2.   2.   4.   5.   6.   7.   7.   6.   5.   4.   2.
  VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ    -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.  -0.  -0.  -1.
  VERTICAL SHEAR DIR    -0.  -0.  -1.  -1.  -2.  -3.  -5.  -7.  -8.  -8.  -9.  -8.
  PERSISTENCE            2.   3.   4.   4.   4.   3.   3.   2.   1.   0.  -0.  -1.
  200/250 MB TEMP.      -0.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -2.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -0.  -0.   0.
  THETA_E EXCESS        -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.   0.   0.
  700-500 MB RH         -0.  -0.  -1.  -1.  -2.  -3.  -4.  -4.  -5.  -5.  -4.  -3.
  MODEL VTX TENDENCY    -0.  -0.   0.   1.   2.   5.   5.   8.   9.   7.   9.   7.
  850 MB ENV VORTICITY  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -1.
  200 MB DIVERGENCE     -0.   0.   0.   0.   0.   0.   0.   1.   1.   0.   0.  -0.
  850-700 T ADVEC        0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -0.  -0.  -0.
  ZONAL STORM MOTION    -0.   0.   0.   0.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.
  STEERING LEVEL PRES    0.   0.   0.   0.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.
  DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -1.
  GOES PREDICTORS        1.   2.   3.   3.   3.   3.   2.   1.   0.  -0.  -1.  -0.
  OCEAN HEAT CONTENT    -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -0.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -1.  -0.
                        ----------------------------------------------------------
  TOTAL CHANGE           4.   8.  12.  17.  22.  30.  32.  37.  36.  34.  36.  35.

                CURRENT MAX WIND (KT):   40. LAT, LON:   12.3    40.0

      ** 2017 ATLANTIC RI INDEX AL122017 JOSE       09/05/17  18 UTC **
 (SHIPS-RII PREDICTOR TABLE for 30 KT OR MORE MAXIMUM WIND INCREASE IN NEXT 24-h)
 
     Predictor             Value   RI Predictor Range  Scaled Value(0-1) % Contribution
 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT):    10.0     -49.5  to   33.0       0.72          10.1
 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) :     6.5      30.1  to    2.9       0.87           4.8
 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/cm2) :    29.0       0.0  to  156.2       0.19           1.0
 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP  :     0.3       2.4  to   -3.0       0.38           2.2
 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP :     8.2      36.6  to    2.8       0.84           4.9
 MAXIMUM WIND (kt)     :    40.0      22.5  to  121.0       0.49           1.4
 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT)   :   110.9      28.4  to  139.6       0.74           2.9
 D200 (10**7s-1)       :    35.4     -29.7  to  181.5       0.31           0.6
 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (w/m2):   112.2     961.4  to  -67.1       0.83           0.0
 % AREA WITH TPW <45 mm:     7.1     100.0  to    0.0       0.93           0.2
 
 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold=  10% is   1.8 times sample mean ( 5.4%)
 SHIPS Prob RI for 25kt/ 24hr RI threshold=  43% is   3.7 times sample mean (11.5%)
 SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold=  28% is   3.8 times sample mean ( 7.4%)
 SHIPS Prob RI for 35kt/ 24hr RI threshold=  15% is   3.6 times sample mean ( 4.3%)
 SHIPS Prob RI for 40kt/ 24hr RI threshold=  10% is   3.4 times sample mean ( 2.8%)
 SHIPS Prob RI for 45kt/ 36hr RI threshold=  22% is   4.3 times sample mean ( 5.1%)
 SHIPS Prob RI for 55kt/ 48hr RI threshold=  26% is   5.0 times sample mean ( 5.3%)
 SHIPS Prob RI for 65kt/ 72hr RI threshold=  30% is   5.1 times sample mean ( 6.0%)
    
Matrix of RI probabilities
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  RI (kt / h)  | 20/12 | 25/24 | 30/24 | 35/24 | 40/24 | 45/36 | 55/48  |65/72
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   SHIPS-RII:     9.6%   43.0%   28.1%   15.3%    9.6%   22.0%   26.4%   30.4%
    Logistic:    17.5%   43.7%   28.5%   14.8%   11.1%   34.0%   32.0%   28.4%
    Bayesian:    20.7%   66.6%   41.3%   13.2%    3.5%   20.1%    2.5%    0.8%
   Consensus:    15.9%   51.1%   32.6%   14.4%    8.1%   25.4%   20.3%   19.9%

   ##         ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) AL122017 JOSE       09/05/17  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) ##

** PROBLTY OF AT LEAST 1 SCNDRY EYEWL FORMTN EVENT AL122017 JOSE       09/05/2017  18 UTC **
TIME(HR)   0-12  12-24(0-24)  24-36(0-36)  36-48(0-48)
CLIMO(%)     0      0(  0)       0(  0)       0(  0)     <-- PROB BASED ON INTENSITY ONLY
PROB(%)      0      0(  0)       0(  0)       0(  0)     <-- FULL MODEL PROB (RAN NORMALLY)

** DSHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST ADJUSTED RELATIVE TO ONSET OF ERC WEAKENING PHASE **
      TIME (HR)      0     6    12    18    24    36    48    60    72    84    96   108   120
>24HR AGO (DSHIPS)  40    44    48    52    57    62    70    72    77    76    74    76    75
 18HR AGO           40    39    43    47    52    57    65    67    72    71    69    71    70
 12HR AGO           40    37    36    40    45    50    58    60    65    64    62    64    63
  6HR AGO           40    34    31    30    35    40    48    50    55    54    52    54    53
      NOW                              CURRENT INTENSITY < 83 KT
  IN  6HR                              INTENSITY IN  6HR < 83 KT
  IN 12HR                              INTENSITY IN 12HR < 83 KT