Tropical Storm 25W

Passive Microwave (PMW) Intensity Information
Advanced Dvorak Technique
Version 9.1


       --Overpass--              --ARCHER--   Ring  Ring            Eye              BT   -Forecast-  
       Date    Time      Sat     Lat    Lon   Diam   Pct  TbDiff   Score  Meaning   Vmax  Lat    Lon                 
     20241109 053030  SSMISF18   15.0  158.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  14.4  158.5 Analysis Plot     
     20241109 075459  SSMISF16   14.9  158.2   157   11%    3.33   -3.33      N/A   35.0  14.6  158.4 Analysis Plot     
     20241109 173259       GMI   15.4  155.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  15.9  156.9 Analysis Plot     
     20241109 180607  SSMISF18   15.6  155.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  16.0  156.6 Analysis Plot     
     20241109 203034  SSMISF16   15.4  157.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  16.1  155.9 Analysis Plot     
     20241110 030059     AMSR2   15.4  155.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  16.2  155.4 Analysis Plot     
     20241110 050336       GMI   16.2  154.7   112    1%    3.49   -3.49      N/A   45.0  16.2  155.3 Analysis Plot     
     20241110 051708  SSMISF18   15.6  155.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  16.2  155.2 Analysis Plot     
     20241110 074117  SSMISF16   15.4  155.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  16.2  154.8 Analysis Plot     
     20241110 074449  SSMISF17   15.5  155.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  15.9  154.7 Analysis Plot     
     20241110 151402     AMSR2   15.9  153.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  15.8  153.8 Analysis Plot     
     20241110 175149  SSMISF18   15.7  153.5   101    6%    0.84   -0.84      N/A   45.0  15.8  153.5 Analysis Plot     
     20241110 201946  SSMISF17   15.1  153.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  15.2  153.3 Analysis Plot     
     20241111 042043       GMI   14.6  151.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  15.1  151.9 Analysis Plot     
     20241111 072815  SSMISF16   14.3  152.7    34   26%    1.98   -1.98      N/A   35.0  14.2  152.0 Analysis Plot     
     20241111 174300       GMI   13.7  151.4    46   38%    8.45   -8.45      N/A   40.0  14.0  151.3 Analysis Plot     
     20241111 200609  SSMISF17   14.9  150.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  14.0  150.4 Analysis Plot

Legend

  - Overpass Date/Time are determined from satellite overpass of targeted TC (position determined from Best Track Lat/Lon position). Date is YYYYMMDD and time in HHMMSS (UTC).

  - Forecast (Best Track) and ARCHER positions (deg) of the TC center at overpass day/time. Positive/Negative: Latitude = North/South Hemisphere; Longitude = Eastern/Western Hemisphere.

  - BT Vmax is the concurrent ATCF Best Track (BT) wind speed intensity estimate (Vmax) value from either NOAA/National Hurricane Center (NHC) (North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific), NOAA/Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) (North-central Pacific) or Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) (Northwest Pacific, Indian Ocean, or Southwest Pacific).

  - Sat is the satellite descriptor providing the overpass. Currently the satellites used are the DMSP/SSMIS-16/17/18, GPM/GMI, and GCOM/AMSR2.

  - Ring Diam (km) indicates the estimated surface eyewall diameter if one is analyzed in the PMW imagery. The value listed is the average PMW-estimated inner eyewall edge diameter minus 10 km for eyewall slope. N/A indicates no appreciable eyewall is analyzed.

  - Ring Pct is the percentage of the analyzed "ring" (eyewall inner boundary) that is 1) colder than the eye Tb (the "hot spot" -- warmest eye pixel) by at least 20K, or 2) that is colder than 232K and colder than the eye Tb by 10K, whichever is greater. Values are red if Ring % ≤65,yellow/brown if Ring % ≤85 and green if Ring % >85. N/A indicates no appreciable eyewall is analyzed. A value over 85% is used in the intensity score by adding 15 points to it.

  - TbDiff is the difference between the warmest eye pixel and the warmest pixel on the eyewall. This value is used in the Intensity Score. N/A indicates no appreciable eyewall is analyzed.

  - Eye Score values are based on the strength and organization of the convective/eyewall signatures in the PMW imagery, and based on the ARCHER center location. They normally range from 0 to 100 with empirically-determined thresholds related to intensity (Vmax) in the "Meaning" column (≥20 suggests ≥65kts; ≥60 suggests ≥85kts). Scores are listed as negative, and not used by the ADT, when the NHC, CPHC, or JTWC Best Track Vmax is <55 kts in order to filter out occasional "false eye" cases. A value of -920 is used when the warmest eye pixel is <200K to prevent false positives; -930 means edge of overpass and <85% of eyewall is captured and therefore can't fully be analyzed.