* EAST PACIFIC 2021 SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST * * IR SAT DATA AVAILABLE, OHC AVAILABLE * * ELEVEN EP112015 08/17/15 06 UTC * TIME (HR) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 V (KT) NO LAND 30 29 28 28 27 23 18 16 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A V (KT) LAND 30 29 28 28 27 23 18 16 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A V (KT) LGEM 30 29 28 27 25 22 18 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 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR (KT) 6 7 12 16 20 30 25 12 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR ADJ (KT) 5 7 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SHEAR DIR 198 190 173 164 158 145 143 170 220 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SST (C) 26.7 25.7 25.3 25.3 25.0 24.1 24.0 24.1 23.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A POT. INT. (KT) 133 122 118 118 115 104 102 103 101 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB T (C) -50.5 -50.5 -50.5 -50.3 -50.0 -49.9 -50.0 -49.9 -50.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB VXT (C) 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.5 0.9 0.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TH_E DEV (C) 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-500 MB RH 59 57 55 52 49 46 47 49 49 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A MODEL VTX (KT) 15 14 13 13 12 9 7 6 6 LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST 850 MB ENV VOR 69 56 57 51 36 18 10 0 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 MB DIV 7 21 41 48 46 8 11 0 6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700-850 TADV 1 -1 3 3 6 2 2 -9 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAND (KM) 912 954 963 1004 1067 1248 1271 1318 1378 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAT (DEG N) 20.0 21.0 22.0 22.9 23.8 25.1 26.2 27.0 27.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LONG(DEG W) 119.5 120.8 122.1 123.4 124.7 127.2 129.3 130.9 132.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A STM SPEED (KT) 15 16 15 15 14 12 9 8 8 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A HEAT CONTENT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A FORECAST TRACK FROM OFCI INITIAL HEADING/SPEED (DEG/KT):295/ 15 CX,CY: -13/ 6 T-12 MAX WIND: 30 PRESSURE OF STEERING LEVEL (MB): 619 (MEAN=587) GOES IR BRIGHTNESS TEMP. STD DEV. 50-200 KM RAD: 18.6 (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): 0.1 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. 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 1. 1. 0. -0. -1. -2. -2. -3. -4. -4. SST POTENTIAL 0. 1. 2. 2. 4. 7. 10. 12. 13. 14. 14. 12. 10. 8. 8. 7. VERTICAL SHEAR MAG 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. 2. -1. -6. -11. -14. -15. -16. -16. -18. -21. -23. VERTICAL SHEAR ADJ -0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -1. -1. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. VERTICAL SHEAR DIR -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -1. PERSISTENCE -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 200/250 MB TEMP. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. 1. 5. 8. 10. 10. 9. 8. 6. 5. 4. 6. THETA_E EXCESS -0. -0. -1. -1. -3. -5. -6. -7. -8. -9. -9. -10. -10. -10. -12. -13. 700-500 MB RH -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -3. -3. MODEL VTX TENDENCY -0. -1. -1. -2. -4. -7. -11. -13. -13. -13. -12. -11. -10. -9. -8. -8. 850 MB ENV VORTICITY 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 200 MB DIVERGENCE -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1. -2. -2. -2. -2. -2. -1. -0. 0. 1. 850-700 T ADVEC -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ZONAL STORM MOTION 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 1. 1. 1. -0. STEERING LEVEL PRES 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. DAYS FROM CLIM. PEAK 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. GOES PREDICTORS -1. -1. -1. -1. -2. -4. -5. -6. -7. -7. -9. -9. -9. -8. -7. -7. OCEAN HEAT CONTENT -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -2. -1. -1. -0. 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. RI POTENTIAL -0. -1. -2. -3. -4. -4. -3. -1. 1. 2. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL CHANGE -1. -2. -2. -3. -7. -12. -14. -14. -16. -18. -20. -22. -26. -27. -31. -32. CURRENT MAX WIND (KT): 30. LAT, LON: 20.0 119.5 ** 2022 E. PACIFIC RI INDEX EP112015 ELEVEN 08/17/15 06 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) : 91.2 27.0 to 147.4 0.53 999.0 12 HR PERSISTENCE (KT) : 0.0 -22.0 to 44.0 0.33 999.0 850-200 MB SHEAR (KT) : 12.0 18.9 to 1.4 0.39 999.0 D200 (10**7s-1) : 32.6 -33.0 to 159.5 0.34 999.0 MAXIMUM WIND (KT) : 30.0 22.5 to 132.0 0.21 999.0 STD DEV OF IR BR TEMP : 18.6 37.8 to 2.1 0.54 999.0 BL DRY-AIR FLUX (W/M2) : 197.0 816.2 to -81.4 0.69 999.0 HEAT CONTENT (KJ/CM2) : 0.6 2.7 to 103.4 0.00 0.0 %area of TPW <45 mm upshear : 1.5 62.3 to 0.0 0.98 999.0 2nd PC OF IR BR TEMP : -0.2 2.2 to -2.3 0.53 999.0 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= 12% is 1.0 times climatological mean (12.5%) SHIPS Prob RI for 30kt/ 24hr RI threshold= 0% is 0.0 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= 0% is 0.0 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% 12.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Logistic: 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 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% 0.0% Consensus: 0.1% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ## ANNULAR HURRICANE INDEX (AHI) EP112015 ELEVEN 08/17/15 06 UTC ## ## STORM NOT ANNULAR, SCREENING STEP FAILED, NPASS=6 NFAIL=1 ## ## AHI= 0 (AHI OF 100 IS BEST FIT TO ANN. STRUC., 1 IS MARGINAL, 0 IS NOT ANNULAR) ##