Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20160703T045438 ssmi15 34.5 20.6% 1.8 -1.8 n/a   33.7 kts
20160703T064431 ssmis16 112.3 16.4% 1.7 -1.7 n/a   35.8 kts
20160703T085456 ssmis18 123.4 57.5% 0.2 -0.2 n/a   37.6 kts
20160703T173141 ssmi15 34.5 30.1% 0.1 -0.1 n/a   44.9 kts
20160703T213325 ssmis18 201.2 34.2% 5.0 -5.0 n/a   45.0 kts
20160704T044026 ssmi15 167.9 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.0 kts
20160704T063219 ssmis16 67.8 35.6% 1.2 -1.2 n/a   45.1 kts
20160704T090849 ssmis17 23.4 56.2% 1.4 -1.4 n/a   46.8 kts
20160704T171451 ssmi15 45.6 100.0% 21.1 -36.1 n/a   59.0 kts
20160704T190839 ssmis16 45.6 100.0% 20.2 -35.2 n/a   61.1 kts
20160704T214445 ssmis17 23.4 100.0% 29.5 44.5 >65 kts   62.9 kts
20160705T085339 ssmis17 23.4 100.0% 39.5 54.5 >65 kts   99.8 kts
20160705T101341 ssmis18 12.2 100.0% 41.1 56.1 >65 kts   110.6 kts
20160705T213052 ssmis17 5.0 100.0% 33.3 48.3 >65 kts   135.9 kts
20160705T224804 ssmis18 NaN 100.0% 20.1 -920.0 n/a   138.0 kts
20160706T055105 ssmi15 NaN 90.4% 6.2 -920.0 n/a   150.0 kts
20160706T071116 ssmis16 78.9 75.3% 0.0 0.0 n/a   150.0 kts
20160706T100217 ssmis18 67.8 100.0% 14.5 29.5 >65 kts   150.0 kts
20160706T182231 ssmi15 34.5 100.0% 39.5 54.5 >65 kts   150.0 kts
20160706T202215 ssmis16 34.5 100.0% 64.7 79.7 >85 kts# 150.0 kts
20160706T222213 ssmis18 34.5 100.0% 72.6 87.6 >85 kts# 150.0 kts
20160707T073522 ssmis16 23.4 100.0% 56.6 71.7 >85 kts# 143.8 kts
20160707T101259 ssmis17 23.4 100.0% 40.5 55.5 >65 kts   141.7 kts
20160707T195808 ssmis16 34.5 100.0% 54.8 69.8 >85 kts# 118.7 kts
20160707T224418 ssmis17 45.6 78.1% 0.0 0.0 n/a   96.1 kts
20160708T064219 ssmis16 134.5 11.0% 6.5 6.5 n/a   78.8 kts
20160708T100005 ssmis17 67.8 5.5% 5.7 5.7 n/a   73.3 kts
20160708T111951 ssmis18 290.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   71.1 kts
20160708T194119 ssmis16 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   56.0 kts
20160708T223102 ssmis17 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   48.4 kts
20160708T233842 ssmis18 112.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.7 kts
20160709T064557 ssmi15 134.5 0.0% 3.9 -3.9 n/a   35.0 kts
20160709T094737 ssmis17 156.8 12.3% 3.7 -3.7 n/a   34.8 kts
20160709T110430 ssmis18 190.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   33.9 kts
20160709T191409 ssmi15 290.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   24.2 kts
20160709T221657 ssmis17 5.0 0.0% 0.6 -0.6 n/a   22.5 kts
20160709T232855 ssmis18 212.4 0.0% 0.8 -0.8 n/a   21.8 kts
20160710T063040 ssmi15 312.4 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).