* GFS version * * EAST PACIFIC 2023 SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * INVEST EP932023 11/01/23 12 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 V (KT) NO LAND 25 23 22 19 17 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A V (KT) LAND 25 23 22 19 17 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A V (KT) LGEM 25 25 24 23 22 19 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Storm Type TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP TROP SHEAR (KT) 12 12 11 10 12 17 30 37 42 47 42 30 32 32 37 42 41 SHEAR ADJ (KT) -5 -5 0 4 10 12 7 3 1 0 3 11 5 4 6 6 5 SHEAR DIR 277 296 288 275 258 245 256 261 268 267 257 251 254 255 255 281 297 SST (C) 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.1 28.0 28.0 28.2 28.5 28.3 27.4 27.5 27.2 27.2 27.0 POT. INT. (KT) 144 144 143 142 142 143 143 142 141 144 148 147 139 140 135 134 131 200 MB T (C) -53.1 -53.2 -53.2 -53.2 -53.3 -53.1 -53.4 -53.4 -53.5 -53.3 -53.1 -52.8 -53.0 -53.0 -53.3 -53.2 -53.0 200 MB VXT (C) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TH_E DEV (C) 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 3 700-500 MB RH 42 40 40 40 41 45 49 49 48 45 43 42 43 44 45 43 42 MODEL VTX (KT) 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 6 10 7 4 3 -17 -31 -43 -55 -37 -19 -7 10 11 28 35 47 200 MB DIV -53 -33 -22 -12 2 0 0 0 -7 -11 -51 -50 -10 0 1 -23 -26 700-850 TADV 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 4 4 4 2 5 4 4 3 4 LAND (KM) 1276 1246 1222 1197 1181 1171 1171 1167 1164 1208 1329 1514 1722 1910 2073 2159 2216 LAT (DEG N) 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.4 13.7 14.1 14.6 15.1 15.0 14.5 13.7 13.0 xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x LONG(DEG W) 115.3 115.1 115.0 114.9 115.0 115.4 116.1 116.8 117.4 117.9 119.0 120.6 122.7 xxx.x xxx.x xxx.x xxx.x STM SPEED (KT) 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 7 10 11 11 9 6 4 HEAT CONTENT 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 11 14 13 9 4 5 3 3 2 FORECAST TRACK FROM TABM INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT): 55/ 2 CX,CY: 2/ 1 T-12 MAX WIND: 25 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 643 (MEAN=588) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 28.9 (MEAN=14.5) % GOES IR PIXELS WITH T < -20 C 50-200 KM RAD: 29.0 (MEAN=65.0) PRELIM RI PROB (DV .GE. 35 KT IN 36 HR): 0.2 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTENSITY CHANGE 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAMPLE MEAN CHANGE 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 1. 1. -0. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -4. SST POTENTIAL 0. -0. -0. 1. 5. 11. 17. 22. 26. 30. 34. 37. 39. 40. 39. 37. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. -2. -9. -17. -27. -35. -39. -42. -42. -40. -39. -35. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ 0. 1. 1. -0. -2. -3. -3. -3. -2. -1. -1. -1. -0. -0. -0. -0. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR -1. -1. -2. -3. -6. -8. -10. -11. -12. -12. -12. -11. -9. -6. -4. -1. PERSISTENCE -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 200/250 MB TEMP. 0. 0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -3. -3. -4. -4. -5. -5. THETA_E EXCESS -0. -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. -3. 700-500 MB RH -0. -0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. MODEL VTX TENDENCY -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -3. -3. -4. -4. -4. -3. -3. -3. -3. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0. 200 MB DIVERGENCE -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. -3. -3. -4. -4. -2. -1. 0. 1. 1. 850-700 T ADVEC -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. ZONAL STORM MOTION -0. 0. 0. 0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 1. 1. 0. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -0. -1. -2. -2. -2. -3. -3. -3. -4. -5. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -2. -2. -2. -3. -4. -5. -6. -7. -8. -9. -9. -10. -9. -7. -7. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. RI POTENTIAL -0. -1. -2. -3. -4. -4. -3. -1. 1. 2. 4. 5. 5. 5. 4. 4. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CHANGE -2. -3. -6. -8. -13. -17. -22. -27. -32. -37. -38. -36. -29. -22. -17. -13. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 25. LAT, LON: 12.6 115.3 ** 2023 E. PACIFIC RI INDEX EP932023 INVEST 11/01/23 12 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 POT = MPI-VMAX (KT) : 118.1 36.9 to 148.5 0.73 4.7 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT) : 0.0 -22.0 to 44.0 0.33 1.9 MULTI-LAYER SHEAR (KT) : 21.2 30.9 to 7.7 0.42 1.9 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (W/M2) : 171.2 816.2 to -81.4 0.72 -3.6 D200 (10**7s-1) : -23.6 -33.0 to 159.5 0.05 0.2 MAXIMUM WIND (KT) : 25.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.07 0.3 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 28.9 37.8 to 2.1 0.25 0.8 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/CM2) : 10.8 2.7 to 103.4 0.08 0.2 %area of TPW <45 mm upshear : 21.9 49.8 to 0.0 0.56 0.7 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : -0.8 2.2 to -2.3 0.66 0.0 SHIPS Prob RI for 20kt/ 12hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 6.3%) SHIPS Prob RI for 25kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 8% is 0.6 times climatological mean (12.5%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 7% is 0.8 times climatological mean ( 8.6%) SHIPS Prob RI for 35kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 6.2%) SHIPS Prob RI for 40kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 4.2%) SHIPS Prob RI for 45kt/ 36hr RI threshold= 5% is 0.8 times climatological mean ( 6.7%) SHIPS Prob RI for 55kt/ 48hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 5.9%) SHIPS Prob RI for 65kt/ 72hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 times climatological mean ( 4.7%) Matrix of RI probabilities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RI (kt / h) | 20/12 | 25/24 | 30/24 | 35/24 | 40/24 | 45/36 | 55/48 |65/72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SHIPS-RII: 0.0% 7.9% 7.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.5% 0.0% 0.0% Logistic: 0.3% 2.0% 1.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% Bayesian: 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Consensus: 0.1% 3.3% 2.7% 0.0% 0.1% 1.8% 0.0% 0.1% DTOPS: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP932023 INVEST 11/01/23 12 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) ##