Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20150428T181518 amsr2_85 56.7 23.3% 5.8 -5.8 n/a   30.3 kts
20150428T211405 ssmis16_85 23.4 0.0% 4.7 -4.7 n/a   34.0 kts
20150428T230943 ssmis17_85 112.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   36.5 kts
20150428T233050 ssmis19_85 67.8 35.6% 10.6 -10.6 n/a   36.9 kts
20150429T062840 amsr2_85 45.6 100.0% 29.6 -44.6 n/a   46.8 kts
20150429T094948 ssmis16_85 12.2 80.8% 12.0 -12.0 n/a   59.4 kts
20150429T115618 ssmis18_85 12.2 100.0% 31.2 -46.2 n/a   67.3 kts
20150429T180142 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   90.1 kts
20150429T180642 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   90.5 kts
20150429T193239 ssmi15_85 12.2 100.0% 23.0 38.0 >65 kts   96.4 kts
20150429T210122 ssmis16_85 5.0 100.0% 15.5 30.5 >65 kts   102.6 kts
20150429T225700 ssmis17_85 5.0 31.5% 0.0 0.0 n/a   110.6 kts
20150429T231632 ssmis19_85 5.0 100.0% 25.1 40.1 >65 kts   112.0 kts
20150429T231757 ssmis19_85 5.0 100.0% 26.1 41.1 >65 kts   112.1 kts
20150430T093453 ssmis16_85 234.6 37.5% 3.1 3.1 n/a   109.0 kts
20150430T113100 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   105.8 kts
20150430T115206 ssmis19_85 34.5 100.0% 64.2 79.2 >85 kts# 105.2 kts
20150430T180426 amsr2_85 23.4 91.8% 15.0 30.0 >65 kts   104.8 kts
20150430T191737 ssmi15_85 156.8 56.2% 2.7 2.7 n/a   100.7 kts
20150430T204913 ssmis16_85 56.7 100.0% 10.5 25.5 >65 kts   95.6 kts
20150430T224448 ssmis17_85 12.2 49.3% 0.0 0.0 n/a   89.2 kts
20150430T230354 ssmis19_85 179.0 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   88.1 kts
20150430T230536 ssmis19_85 167.9 44.4% 1.4 1.4 n/a   88.0 kts
20150501T061431 amsr2_85 256.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   69.0 kts
20150501T074835 ssmi15_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   62.5 kts
20150501T092132 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   56.0 kts
20150501T111650 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   48.0 kts
20150501T113729 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   46.6 kts
20150501T171001 amsr2_85 156.8 0.0% 1.4 -1.4 n/a   40.2 kts
20150501T190231 ssmi15_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   36.0 kts
20150501T203657 ssmis16_85 279.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   32.5 kts
20150501T223208 ssmis17_85 290.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   28.3 kts
20150501T225303 ssmis19_85 12.2 0.0% 0.8 -0.8 n/a   27.5 kts
20150502T034141 gmi_85 23.4 0.0% 0.8 -0.8 n/a   25.0 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).