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RAMMB: Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch CIRA: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere

West Pacific Basin

Current Products Last Updated 2008 MAY 14 12 UTC

96hr Loop of Real-time Formation Probability Real-Time Climatological Anomaly
Probability of TC Formation within 24Hrs
850 hPa Circulation (kt) Genesis threshold > -1.71kt
Percent Pixels Colder than -40°C Genesis threshold > 3.5%
850-200 hPa Vertical Shear (kt) Genesis threshold < 37.9kt
Vertical Instability (°C) Genesis threshold > 1.64°C
Cloud-cleared Water Vapor Brightness Temperature (°C) Genesis threshold < -27.8°C
Horizontal Divergence (x10-5 s-1) Genesis threshold < 0.525

Subbasin Areas

Time Series Products on Subbasins

  Formation Probability 850 hPa Circulation Percent GOES Pixels < -40°C 850-200 hPa Vertical Shear Vertical Instability Cloud-cleared GOES Brightness Temperature Horizontal Divergence (10-5 s-1)
West Pacific I
West Pacific II
West Pacific III
West Pacific IV
West Pacific V