Rapid Intensification Guidance EP052026 260717 00UTC Storm Located at : 15.80 118.70 Guidance run with Vmax [kt]: 55. Initial Conditions: Predictor Value Favorable(F)/Unfavorable(U) INTENSITY (VMAX) [kt] 55.00 N 12-H DELTA VMAX [kt] 5.00 N CORE SIZE [km] 6.60 F CONVECTION <-50C [%] 81.00 N CONVECTION <-60C [%] 48.00 N IR CORE SYMMETRY [K] 9.90 F TC SIZE [%] 124.00 N Forecast Conditions: Predictor Value Favorable(F)/Unfavor(U) 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 6 12 18 24 36 48 60 72 Wind Shear [kt] 24.6 19.7 13.1 11.4 15.2 26.0 31.1 37.2 N N F F F N U U Ocean Heat [kJ/cm^2] 24.0 22.0 17.0 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 U U U U U U U U Potential [kt] 71.0 67.7 58.6 57.2 45.5 30.9 20.4 17.1 U U U U U VU VU VU 200mb Divg [10^6/s] 115.0 102.0 97.0 59.0 24.0 86.0 32.0 26.0 F F F N U F N U Humidity 700-500 hPa 81.0 78.0 76.0 75.0 68.0 62.0 52.0 45.0 F F F F N N U VU T Advectio [10^6 K/s] -5.0 -1.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 9.0 14.0 18.0 F N N N N U U VU Probabilities[%] of Rapid intensification Thresholds LDA-Method LRE-Method CONSENSUS 20kt / 12h 2.9% 2.3% 2.6% 25kt / 24h 5.9% 9.5% 7.7% 30kt / 24h 2.7% 5.5% 4.1% 35kt / 24h 1.8% 4.9% 3.4% 40kt / 24h 0.5% 3.2% 1.8% 45kt / 36h 1.7% 10.7% 6.2% 55kt / 36h 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 55kt / 48h 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 70kt / 48h 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 65kt / 72h 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Decapatation Guidance NOT VALID Thermodyanmic Conditions Unfavorable for Intense Typhoons Convective Decapatation Guidance For SSTs greater than 27.5C Current sst along the future track = 26.28 EP052026 260717 00UTC Storm Located at : 15.80 118.70 Guidance run with Vmax [kt]: 55.