Date/Time Sat MW Eye diam (km) Est RMW (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20200914T203741 ssmis16_85 244.2 117.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20200914T225939 ssmis17_85 122.1 56.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20200915T074718 ssmis16_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20200915T090405 ssmis18_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20200915T100845 ssmis17_85 11.1 NaN NaN% NaN -920.0 n/a   30.0 kts
20200915T172537 amsr2_85 244.2 117.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   34.5 kts
20200915T202420 ssmis16_85 222.0 106.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   37.0 kts
20200915T224550 ssmis17_85 277.5 134.0 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   39.0 kts
20200916T055419 amsr2_85 66.6 28.4 6.8% 8.4 -8.4 n/a   44.9 kts
20200916T085143 ssmis18_85 77.7 39.5 24.7% 8.2 -8.2 n/a   47.4 kts
20200916T171518 gmi_85 33.3 11.7 38.4% 2.4 -2.4 n/a   45.6 kts
20200916T180811 amsr2_85 11.1 2.5 75.3% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   45.0 kts
20200916T201108 ssmis16_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.0 kts
20200916T212744 ssmis18_85 310.8 156.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.0 kts
20200917T063018 gmi_85 122.1 11.7 0.0% 1.1 -1.1 n/a   45.0 kts
20200917T083948 ssmis18_85 99.9 45.0 17.5% 2.7 -2.7 n/a   45.0 kts
20200917T090346 ssmis16_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.0 kts
20200917T112448 ssmis17_85 33.3 72.8 6.8% 0.8 -0.8 n/a   45.0 kts
20200917T185049 amsr2_85 266.4 128.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   49.3 kts
20200917T211416 ssmis18_85 144.3 67.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   47.3 kts
20200917T213846 ssmis16_85 188.7 89.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   47.0 kts
20200917T235943 ssmis17_85 33.3 100.6 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.0 kts
20200918T085106 ssmis16_85 99.9 45.0 0.0% 2.3 -2.3 n/a   40.0 kts
20200918T100859 ssmis18_85 244.2 117.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   38.7 kts
20200918T111149 ssmis17_85 310.8 150.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   37.6 kts
20200918T212603 ssmis16_85 266.4 128.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   27.1 kts
20200918T224356 ssmis18_85 155.4 72.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   26.1 kts
20200918T234616 ssmis17_85 288.6 139.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.2 kts
20200919T062624 amsr2_85 299.7 145.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   20.0 kts
20200919T095628 ssmis18_85 177.6 83.9 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).