Tropical Storm 30Y_03

Passive Microwave (PMW) Intensity Information
Hurricane Intensity Estimation (HIE) Algorithm
Version 9.0


         Overpass     Inten           Ring    Ring          Wind           Forecast        Final        Target  
       Date    Time   Score  Meaning   Pct    Diam  BTdiff   Est   Sat    Lat    Lon    Lat    Lon    Lat    Lon              
     20190701 061411 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  30.0  AMSR2  18.3 -114.1   18.3 -114.1   19.0 -113.9 Analysis Plot     
     20190701 081549 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  30.0 SSMI16  18.3 -113.9   18.3 -113.9   19.1 -114.1 Analysis Plot     
     20190701 092855   -1.8      N/A   1.5% 333.30    1.76  30.0 SSMI18  18.3 -113.6   18.3 -113.6   18.0 -113.8 Analysis Plot     
     20190701 112307   -0.7      N/A   1.5% 333.30     .65  30.0 SSMI17  18.3 -113.4   18.3 -113.4   18.2 -113.5 Analysis Plot     
     20190701 182500 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  30.0  AMSR2  17.3 -111.8   17.3 -111.8   17.9 -112.4 Analysis Plot     
     20190701 212624 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  30.0 SSMI16  17.3 -111.6   17.3 -111.6   18.0 -112.2 Analysis Plot     
     20190701 224834 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  30.0 SSMI18  17.3 -111.4   17.3 -111.4   18.1 -111.5 Analysis Plot     
     20190702 002312    N/A      N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A  30.0 SSMI17  17.5 -111.3   17.5 -111.3   18.3 -111.2 Analysis Plot     
     20190702 051933 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  30.0  AMSR2  18.4 -112.6   18.4 -112.6   18.7 -113.0 Analysis Plot     
     20190702 111011   -1.9      N/A   N/A  122.21    1.92  30.0 SSMI17  18.9 -111.7   18.9 -111.7   19.5 -110.8 Analysis Plot     
     20190703 001911 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  35.0 SSMI17  19.3 -109.5   19.3 -109.5   19.2 -109.5 Analysis Plot     
     20190703 092408 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  35.0 SSMI16  19.8 -107.8   19.8 -107.8   19.9 -108.3 Analysis Plot     
     20190703 104508 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  35.0 SSMI18  19.9 -107.7   19.9 -107.7   19.8 -108.3 Analysis Plot     
     20190703 181300 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  35.0  AMSR2  20.2 -106.4   20.2 -106.4   20.6 -106.2 Analysis Plot     
     20190703 224936 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  35.0 SSMI16  20.2 -106.3   20.2 -106.3   21.0 -106.1 Analysis Plot     
     20190704 001444 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  35.0 SSMI18  20.3 -106.3   20.3 -106.3   21.3 -105.8 Analysis Plot     
     20190704 064554 -930.0      N/A   N/A     N/A    0.00  35.0  AMSR2  21.0 -106.0   21.0 -106.0   21.0 -105.2 Analysis Plot     
     20190704 104209   -1.4      N/A   N/A   66.66    1.36  35.0 SSMI18  21.1 -105.7   21.1 -105.7   21.4 -105.4 Analysis Plot

Legend:

  - Date/Time are determined from PMW imagery at Forecast (initial guess) Lat/Lon position.

  - Positive/Negative Latitude = North/South Hemisphere; Longitude = Western/Eastern Hemisphere.

  - "Ring Diam" value indicates the estimated surface eyewall diameter in km (the MI eyewall edge diameter minus 10 km).

  - "Ring Pct" is the percentage of the "ring" (eyewall inner boundary) that is 1) colder than the "hot spot" (warmest eye pixel) in the eye by 20K, or 2) the percentage that is a) colder than 232K and b) colder than the "hot spot" by 10K, whichever is greater.
  - Values are red if Ring % <= 65, yellow/brown if Ring % <= 85 and green if Ring % > 85.

  - "Tb diff" is the difference between the "hot spot" (warmest eye pixel) and the warmest pixel on the eyewall.

  - Intensity score are listed as negative, and not used, when the JTWC or NHC estimated Vmax is <55 kts in order to rule out weak but highly symmetric TCs.

  - Error messages in intensity scores: -920 is used when the hottest pixel in the eye is <200K, to prevent false positives; -930 means <85% of eyewall has observations/data.