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Tropical Cyclone Formation Probability Guidance-Atlantic Basin

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96-Hour Loop of Real-time Formation Probability
Real-Time
Climatological
Anomaly
Probability of TC Formation within 24 Hours

850 hPa Circulation (kt)

TC Formation Threshold
> -2.91kt

Percent Pixels Colder than -40°C

TC Formation Threshold
> 1.8%

850-200 hPa Vertical Shear (kt)

TC Formation Threshold
< 48.7kt

Vertical Instability (°C)

TC Formation Threshold
> -2.57°C

Cloud-cleared Water Vapor Brightness Temperature (°C)

TC Formation Threshold
< -25.4°C

850 hPa Horizontal Divergence (x10-5 s-1)

TC Formation Threshold
< 0.941

Subbasin Areas

Time Series Products on Subbasins

 
TC Formation Probability
850 hPa Circulation
Percent WV Pixels < -40°C
850-200 hPa Vertical Shear
Vertical Instability
Cloud-cleared WV Brightness Temperature
850 hPa Horizontal Divergence (x10-5 s-1)
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