* ATLANTIC TC GENESIS INDEX * * AL912015 09/04/15 18 UTC * TIME (hr) 0 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 TCGI (%) 54.1 54.1 HDIV (x10-7s-1) -2.0 -2.0 -4.0 -2.0 1.0 2.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 VORT (x10-6s-1) 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.4 2.4 DV24 (x10-6s-1) 0.0 0.1 -0.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 -0.3 VSHD (kt) 9 9 7 2 1 2 4 7 9 12 11 18 21 MLRH (%) 80 83 86 82 79 78 74 70 65 65 62 63 56 PCCD (%) 59 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TNUM 1.00 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LAT (deg N) 11.5 11.6 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.6 13.1 13.8 14.0 14.2 14.9 15.1 15.5 LON (deg W) 20.3 21.4 22.5 23.7 25.2 27.5 29.6 32.6 35.4 37.7 40.1 42.6 44.7 DTL (km) 388 504 620 734 876 1106 1318 1629 1928 1861 1717 1556 1449 TRACK SOURCE AVNO AVNO AVNO AVNO AVNO AVNO AVNO AVNO AVNO AVNO AVNO AVNO AVNO Prob of Genesis (t= 48h) = 54.1 is 1.9 times the sample mean ( 27.9) Prob of Genesis (t=120h) = 54.1 is 1.3 times the sample mean ( 40.3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTRIBUTIONS OF CLIMATOLOGY AND INDIVIDUAL PREDICTORS TO TCGI PROBABILITY ******* 48-HR ****** ******* 120-HR ****** AVG FCST %CONT AVG FCST %CONT CLIM (%) 27.9 N/A HDIV (x10-7s-1) -1.3 0.7 -8.4 -1.3 0.7 -8.4 DV24 (x10-6s-1) -0.2 0.2 8.8 -0.2 0.2 8.8 VSHD (kt) 16.8 4.1 15.9 16.8 4.1 15.9 MLRH (%) 64.9 79.3 -0.4 64.9 79.3 -0.4 PCCD (%) 29.1 58.7 7.9 29.1 58.7 7.9 TNUM 0.9 1.0 2.5 0.9 1.0 2.5 %CONT = % contribution to TCGI probability --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PREDICTOR DEFINITIONS (Averaged Over 500 km Radius) CLIM = Climatological Probability of Genesis (Source: NHC-TAFB Invest Database) HDIV = 850-mb GFS Horizontal Divergence DV24 = 24-hr Change in GFS 850-mb Vorticity (VORT) VSHD = 850-200 mb GFS Vertical Shear MLRH = 600-mb GFS Relative Humidity PCCD = % GOES WV Pixels Colder Than -40C TNUM = TAFB T-Number