Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20140322T040846 tmi 201.2 34.2% 5.0 -5.0 n/a   29.5 kts
20140322T080248 ssmis16 78.9 16.4% 3.5 -3.5 n/a   29.0 kts
20140322T085633 ssmis17 101.2 31.5% 3.5 -3.5 n/a   28.2 kts
20140322T140016 tmi 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   23.0 kts
20140322T203420 ssmis16 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   20.0 kts
20140322T213336 ssmis17 123.4 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   20.0 kts
20140323T065733 ssmi15 145.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   20.0 kts
20140323T115642 ssmis18 101.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   18.5 kts
20140323T202907 ssmis16 34.5 0.0% 2.7 -2.7 n/a   15.0 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).