Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20100828T230237 ssmis18 78.9 60.3% 11.7 -11.7 n/a   39.8 kts
20100829T041401 amsre NaN 21.9% 4.9 -4.9 n/a   40.0 kts
20100829T075000 ssmi15 NaN 0.0% 2.6 -2.6 n/a   40.7 kts
20100829T101754 ssmis18 NaN 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   43.1 kts
20100829T154015 tmi NaN 39.7% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   51.3 kts
20100829T202030 ssmi15 NaN 17.8% 2.9 2.9 n/a   57.2 kts
20100830T045739 amsre 23.4 54.8% 11.9 11.9 n/a   64.7 kts
20100830T101046 ssmis16 23.4 94.5% 5.7 20.7 >65 kts   65.0 kts
20100830T162150 tmi 23.4 100.0% 52.3 67.3 >85 kts# 84.2 kts
20100830T162151 tmi 12.2 100.0% 49.8 64.8 >85 kts# 84.2 kts
20100830T170612 amsre 12.2 100.0% 67.5 82.5 >85 kts# 87.6 kts
20100830T211603 ssmis17 12.2 100.0% 47.3 62.3 >85 kts# 93.8 kts
20100830T225352 tmi 12.2 100.0% 52.8 67.8 >85 kts# 94.8 kts
20100830T225354 tmi 12.2 100.0% 51.1 66.1 >85 kts# 94.8 kts
20100831T001838 ssmis18 NaN 0.0% 0.0 0.0 n/a   95.0 kts
20100831T085149 ssmis17 NaN 35.6% 3.4 3.4 n/a   97.3 kts
20100831T095856 ssmis16 NaN 49.3% 2.4 2.4 n/a   98.7 kts
20100831T170322 tmi 5.0 100.0% 30.2 45.2 >65 kts   100.0 kts
20100831T170326 tmi 12.2 100.0% 27.5 42.5 >65 kts   100.0 kts
20100831T174759 amsre 12.2 100.0% 44.4 59.4 >65 kts   100.0 kts
20100831T212037 ssmis17 12.2 100.0% 24.3 39.3 >65 kts   100.0 kts
20100831T212830 ssmi15 12.2 100.0% 32.9 47.9 >65 kts   100.0 kts
20100831T215649 tmi 23.4 100.0% 56.4 71.4 >85 kts# 100.0 kts
20100831T215653 tmi 12.2 100.0% 61.7 76.7 >85 kts# 100.0 kts
20100831T222733 ssmis16 12.2 100.0% 47.7 62.7 >85 kts# 100.0 kts
20100901T000506 ssmis18 12.2 100.0% 41.4 56.4 >65 kts   100.0 kts
20100901T044748 amsre 12.2 100.0% 42.5 57.5 >65 kts   96.5 kts
20100901T084049 ssmis17 34.5 64.4% 10.2 10.2 n/a   88.5 kts
20100901T084730 ssmi15 NaN 6.8% 4.8 4.8 n/a   88.2 kts
20100901T094825 ssmis16 34.5 24.7% 11.3 11.3 n/a   85.0 kts
20100901T112639 ssmis18 NaN 6.8% 7.4 7.4 n/a   80.9 kts
20100901T174520 tmi 101.2 27.4% 13.4 13.4 n/a   75.3 kts
20100901T174521 tmi 101.2 12.3% 12.9 12.9 n/a   75.3 kts
20100901T192312 tmi NaN 26.0% 8.4 8.4 n/a   73.2 kts
20100901T192313 tmi NaN 12.3% 7.4 7.4 n/a   73.2 kts
20100901T210545 ssmis17 NaN 4.1% 0.1 0.1 n/a   70.5 kts
20100901T211030 ssmi15 NaN 0.0% 0.0 0.0 n/a   70.4 kts
20100901T221249 ssmis16 NaN 0.0% 0.0 0.0 n/a   68.5 kts
20100901T235125 ssmis18 NaN 0.0% 0.0 0.0 n/a   65.3 kts
20100902T082954 ssmis17 NaN 0.0% 0.9 0.9 n/a   50.0 kts
20100902T093705 ssmis16 NaN 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   50.0 kts
20100902T111623 ssmis18 NaN 0.0% 3.8 -3.8 n/a   50.0 kts
20100902T173205 amsre NaN 9.6% 8.0 -8.0 n/a   48.6 kts
20100902T205134 ssmis17 NaN 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   44.1 kts
20100902T205330 ssmi15 NaN 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   44.0 kts
20100902T215839 ssmis16 NaN 0.0% 2.7 -2.7 n/a   42.5 kts
20100902T233741 ssmis18 NaN 0.0% 3.2 -3.2 n/a   40.4 kts
20100903T075613 ssmis17 NaN 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   33.0 kts
20100903T092454 ssmis16 NaN 0.0% 5.2 -5.2 n/a   31.8 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.