Tropical Storm 21N_09


ARCHER-V2 Auto-positioning Information
Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT)
Version 9.0
 

                                         -------FORECAST-----   ----ARCHER---- 50% cert  95% cert Eyewall   Conf Alpha  Eye
     Date/Time(UTC)     Source   Sensor    Lat     Lon   Vmax      Lat     Lon   radius    radius  radius  Score Score  Prob    .
   20201201 03:30:00  METEOSAT       IR    7.10  -85.51  30.0     8.60  -85.33     3.36      9.49   0.15    0.21  0.50  47.8 GIF
   20201201 04:00:00  METEOSAT   NearIR    7.16  -85.44  30.0     7.26  -84.69     0.63      1.77   0.05    0.35  2.68  41.8 GIF
   20201201 04:30:00  METEOSAT   NearIR    7.24  -85.38  30.0     7.61  -84.47     1.15      3.24   0.05    0.21  1.46  26.6 GIF
   20201201 05:00:00  METEOSAT   NearIR    7.33  -85.31  30.0     7.98  -84.20     1.81      5.12   0.10    0.15  0.93  15.9 GIF
   20201201 05:30:00  METEOSAT       IR    7.43  -85.25  30.0     9.16  -85.25     0.26      0.75   0.05    0.85  6.34  98.8 GIF
   20201201 06:00:00  METEOSAT   NearIR    7.54  -85.18  30.0     7.54  -85.00     0.40      1.13   0.05    0.53  4.20  59.3 GIF
   20201201 06:30:00  METEOSAT   NearIR    7.65  -85.11  30.0     6.98  -85.11     3.36      9.49   0.10    0.03  0.50   2.4 GIF
   20201201 07:00:00  METEOSAT       IR    7.77  -85.05  30.0     7.42  -85.48     3.36      9.49   0.05    0.11  0.50  43.7 GIF
   20201201 07:30:00  METEOSAT       IR    7.88  -84.98  30.0     9.36  -84.07     2.47      6.99   0.15    0.28  0.68  55.9 GIF
   20201201 08:00:00  METEOSAT       IR    8.00  -84.91  30.0     9.37  -84.41     0.42      1.18   0.10    0.62  4.02  82.8 GIF
   20201201 08:30:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    7.98  -84.93  30.0   -79.96 -102.64     0.30      0.84    N/A    0.91  5.54   0.0 GIF
   20201201 09:00:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    7.98  -84.93  30.0   -79.96 -102.64     0.30      0.84    N/A    0.91  5.44   0.0 GIF
   20201201 09:30:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    7.98  -84.93  30.0   -79.96 -102.64     0.30      0.84    N/A    0.91  5.31   0.0 GIF
   20201201 10:00:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    7.98  -84.93  30.0   -79.96 -102.64     0.30      0.84    N/A    0.91  5.16   0.0 GIF
   20201201 10:15:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    7.98  -84.93  30.0   -79.96 -102.64     0.30      0.84    N/A    0.91  5.09   0.0 GIF
   20201201 11:00:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    7.98  -84.93  30.0   -79.96 -102.64     0.30      0.84    N/A    0.91  4.85   0.0 GIF
   20201201 11:15:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    7.98  -84.93  30.0   -79.96 -102.64     0.30      0.84    N/A    0.91  4.77   0.0 GIF
   20201201 11:45:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    7.98  -84.93  30.0   -79.96 -102.64     0.30      0.84    N/A    0.91  4.61   0.0 GIF
   20201201 12:15:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  5.45   0.0 GIF
   20201201 13:00:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  5.30   0.0 GIF
   20201201 13:15:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  5.24   0.0 GIF
   20201201 13:45:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  5.11   0.0 GIF
   20201201 14:15:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  4.97   0.0 GIF
   20201201 14:45:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  4.82   0.0 GIF
   20201201 15:00:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  4.74   0.0 GIF
   20201201 15:15:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  4.67   0.0 GIF
   20201201 16:15:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  4.36   0.0 GIF
   20201201 17:00:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  4.13   0.0 GIF
   20201201 17:30:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  3.98   0.0 GIF
   20201201 18:15:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  3.77   0.0 GIF
   20201201 18:30:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  3.70   0.0 GIF
   20201201 18:45:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  3.63   0.0 GIF
   20201201 19:30:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  3.44   0.0 GIF
   20201201 19:45:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  3.38   0.0 GIF
   20201201 20:30:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  3.20   0.0 GIF
   20201201 21:00:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  3.08   0.0 GIF
   20201201 21:45:00    SSMI18 85-92GHz    7.53  -84.37  30.0   -79.97 -102.40     0.31      0.86    N/A    0.87  2.92   0.0 GIF
   20201201 22:15:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    8.11  -83.74  35.0   -80.02 -101.40     0.54      1.53    N/A    0.14  2.95   0.0 GIF
   20201201 22:45:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    8.11  -83.74  35.0   -80.02 -101.40     0.54      1.53    N/A    0.14  2.90   0.0 GIF
   20201201 23:15:00     AMSR2 85-92GHz    8.11  -83.74  35.0   -80.02 -101.40     0.54      1.53    N/A    0.14  2.85   0.0 GIF
   20201201 23:45:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  8.18   0.0 GIF
   20201202 00:15:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  7.99   0.0 GIF
   20201202 00:45:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  7.75   0.0 GIF
   20201202 01:15:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  7.47   0.0 GIF
   20201202 01:45:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  7.17   0.0 GIF
   20201202 02:15:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  6.87   0.0 GIF
   20201202 02:45:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  6.57   0.0 GIF
   20201202 03:15:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  6.27   0.0 GIF
   20201202 03:45:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  5.98   0.0 GIF
   20201202 04:15:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  5.70   0.0 GIF
   20201202 04:45:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  5.43   0.0 GIF
   20201202 05:15:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  5.17   0.0 GIF
   20201202 05:45:00  METEOSAT       IR    8.39  -82.29  40.0     6.74  -83.12     0.23      0.65   0.10    0.95  7.29 100.0 GIF
   20201202 06:15:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  4.70   0.0 GIF
   20201202 06:45:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  4.49   0.0 GIF
   20201202 07:15:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  4.28   0.0 GIF
   20201202 07:45:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  4.09   0.0 GIF
   20201202 08:15:00    SSMI16 85-92GHz    8.17  -83.31  35.0   -80.03 -101.05     0.20      0.58    N/A    1.71  3.91   0.0 GIF
 
 
Key:

  - Date/Time: UTC time. If this observation is used in the track it is marked with a "*". If it is used for its own 30-minute window, it is put in bold.

  - Source/sensor: Satellite source of the analyzed image.

  - Vmax: Maximum winds listed in the forecast center analysis/forecast, *not* ARCHER.

  - ARCHER lat/lon: Coordinates of the ARCHER algorithm, valid at the time of the observation. If no center fix could be found, then it is "***".

  - Geo ref lat/lon: Coordinates of the ARCHER algorithm, valid at the time of the *nearest geo image*.

  - 50% cert. rad.: Radius of the circle (in degrees) that defines the area in which the ARCHER center of rotation is 50% certain. The lower the number, the more certain the position.

  - 95% cert. rad.: Radius of the circle (in degrees) that defines the area in which the ARCHER center of rotation is 95% certain.

  - Eye diam (deg): ARCHER-resolved eye diameter (in degrees). Green: robust, yellow: less certain, red: not robust.

  - % cert. of eye: Percent certainty that an eye exists in this image, determined by ARCHER. Currently only available for IR and 85-92 GHz imagery.

 
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