Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20100327T201300 ssmi15 NaN 42.5% 5.9 -5.9 n/a   36.4 kts
20100327T220256 ssmis16 NaN 11.0% 2.9 -2.9 n/a   37.4 kts
20100328T084830 ssmi15 NaN 0.0% 4.3 -4.3 n/a   40.0 kts
20100328T090840 tmi NaN 12.3% 2.0 -2.0 n/a   40.0 kts
20100328T104009 ssmis16 NaN 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   40.0 kts
20100328T155745 amsre NaN 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   40.0 kts
20100328T195730 ssmi15 NaN 32.9% 5.5 -5.5 n/a   43.2 kts
20100328T215015 ssmis16 67.8 100.0% 41.8 -56.8 n/a   49.5 kts
20100329T081244 tmi 23.4 100.0% 28.6 43.6 >65 kts   60.0 kts
20100329T083300 ssmi15 23.4 100.0% 25.6 40.6 >65 kts   60.0 kts
20100329T102246 ssmis16 34.5 100.0% 24.6 39.6 >65 kts   60.0 kts
20100329T164038 amsre 12.2 82.2% 15.7 15.7 n/a   60.0 kts
20100329T180326 tmi NaN 5.5% 2.3 2.3 n/a   60.0 kts
20100329T201845 ssmis17 NaN 13.7% 5.5 5.5 n/a   58.3 kts
20100329T213630 ssmis16 NaN 35.6% 3.1 3.1 n/a   56.1 kts
20100330T045502 amsre NaN 27.4% 3.0 -3.0 n/a   41.0 kts
20100330T081730 ssmi15 NaN 6.8% 0.8 -0.8 n/a   38.6 kts
20100330T095705 ssmis16 NaN 32.9% 4.3 -4.3 n/a   37.7 kts
20100330T170745 tmi NaN 26.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   34.2 kts
20100330T202412 ssmis17 NaN 17.2% 0.9 -0.9 n/a   32.9 kts
20100330T212520 ssmis16 NaN 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   32.6 kts
20100331T075914 tmi NaN 9.6% 1.0 -1.0 n/a   30.2 kts
20100331T090058 ssmis17 NaN 61.6% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   30.1 kts
20100331T093650 ssmis16 NaN 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   30.1 kts
20100331T162839 amsre NaN 5.5% 0.4 -0.4 n/a   31.6 kts
20100331T201148 ssmis17 NaN 0.0% 5.5 -5.5 n/a   33.8 kts
20100401T044219 amsre NaN 0.0% 1.1 -1.1 n/a   34.2 kts
20100401T070405 tmi NaN 0.0% 0.3 -0.3 n/a   33.3 kts
20100401T084754 ssmis17 NaN 0.0% 2.9 -2.9 n/a   32.3 kts
20100401T094854 ssmis16 NaN 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   31.7 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 colder than the "hot spot" (warmest eye pixel) in the eye, or the percentage that is colder than 232K, 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.