Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20150320T201614 tmi_85 201.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20150321T033254 tmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20150321T144418 ssmi15_85 67.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   36.1 kts
20150321T160147 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   36.7 kts
20150321T180206 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   37.5 kts
20150321T182730 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   37.7 kts
20150321T192201 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   38.1 kts
20150321T195311 tmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   38.3 kts
20150322T043244 ssmis16_85 12.2 83.6% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   41.9 kts
20150322T063211 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   42.7 kts
20150322T065346 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   42.9 kts
20150322T075230 ssmis18_85 290.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   43.3 kts
20150322T142939 ssmi15_85 212.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   42.9 kts
20150322T155002 ssmis16_85 67.8 37.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   41.8 kts
20150322T175007 ssmis17_85 167.9 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.1 kts
20150322T181523 ssmis19_85 145.7 0.0% 6.9 -6.9 n/a   39.8 kts
20150322T191052 ssmis18_85 212.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   39.0 kts
20150322T192518 tmi_85 212.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   38.8 kts
20150323T004141 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20150323T010954 amsr2_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20150323T015212 tmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20150323T025648 ssmi15_85 223.5 6.8% 5.8 -5.8 n/a   35.0 kts
20150323T041829 ssmis16_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   34.3 kts
20150323T061745 ssmis17_85 5.0 0.0% 7.0 -7.0 n/a   33.2 kts
20150323T064352 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   32.9 kts
20150323T073952 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   32.4 kts
20150323T141420 ssmi15_85 45.6 0.0% 2.5 -2.5 n/a   30.0 kts

Key:

Diameter values indicate the estimated surface eyewall diameter (the MI eyewall edge diameter minus 10 km).

Diameter values are red if Ring % <= 65, yellow/brown if Ring % <= 85 and green if Ring % > 85.

"Ring %" 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.

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

Scores are listed as negative, and not used, when the JTWC or NHC estimated Vmax is <50 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; -909 is a failure to process (bad input data).