Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning NHC estimate
20160917T110705 ssmis16_85 212.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160917T133029 ssmis17_85 190.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160917T140954 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160918T091919 amsr2_85 190.1 21.1% 5.0 -5.0 n/a   35.0 kts
20160918T102457 ssmi15_85 134.5 15.1% 3.2 -3.2 n/a   35.0 kts
20160918T135705 ssmis18_85 34.5 9.6% 0.1 -0.1 n/a   39.9 kts
20160918T213645 ssmi15_85 34.5 100.0% 23.4 -38.4 n/a   53.0 kts
20160918T234730 ssmis16_85 34.5 89.0% 17.6 -32.6 n/a   54.8 kts
20160919T021059 ssmis17_85 34.5 100.0% 25.1 40.1 >65 kts   58.6 kts
20160919T024641 gmi_85 34.5 95.3% 19.2 34.2 >65 kts   59.6 kts
20160919T100803 ssmi15_85 45.6 100.0% 47.2 62.2 >85 kts# 71.9 kts
20160919T122010 ssmis16_85 56.7 100.0% 45.5 60.5 >85 kts# 75.3 kts
20160919T144311 ssmis17_85 67.8 100.0% 23.0 38.0 >65 kts   77.3 kts
20160919T160640 gmi_85 56.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   78.4 kts
20160919T205631 amsr2_85 78.9 27.4% 17.1 17.1 n/a   75.1 kts
20160919T233531 ssmis16_85 67.8 28.8% 4.1 4.1 n/a   70.7 kts
20160920T015848 ssmis17_85 123.4 5.5% 2.9 2.9 n/a   65.0 kts
20160920T024041 ssmis18_85 145.7 0.0% 2.5 2.5 n/a   63.3 kts
20160920T090506 amsr2_85 234.6 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   49.9 kts
20160920T120551 ssmis16_85 279.1 0.0% 9.0 -9.0 n/a   44.8 kts
20160920T142837 ssmis17_85 34.5 0.0% 2.3 -2.3 n/a   40.9 kts
20160920T151053 ssmis18_85 56.7 0.0% 1.0 -1.0 n/a   39.7 kts
20160920T232334 ssmis16_85 78.9 0.0% 4.1 -4.1 n/a   30.5 kts
20160921T014636 ssmis17_85 78.9 0.0% 1.9 -1.9 n/a   30.0 kts
20160921T022920 ssmis18_85 134.5 0.0% 4.5 -4.5 n/a   30.0 kts
20160921T023640 gmi_85 34.5 0.0% 1.9 -1.9 n/a   30.0 kts
20160921T094653 amsr2_85 67.8 0.0% 3.2 -3.2 n/a   26.2 kts
20160921T115156 ssmis16_85 5.0 0.0% 2.4 -2.4 n/a   25.1 kts
20160921T145727 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   23.8 kts
20160921T160141 gmi_85 34.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   23.3 kts
20160921T204610 amsr2_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   21.3 kts
20160921T231117 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   20.3 kts
20160922T013356 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   20.0 kts
20160922T014141 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   20.0 kts
20160922T021730 ssmis18_85 90.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   20.0 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).