Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning NHC estimate
20160818T212633 ssmi15 212.4 17.8% 4.5 -4.5 n/a   30.0 kts
20160819T023207 ssmis18 167.9 15.1% 1.9 -1.9 n/a   30.0 kts
20160819T095853 ssmi15 201.2 24.7% 4.0 -4.0 n/a   32.9 kts
20160819T150604 ssmis18 34.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   38.2 kts
20160819T233625 ssmis16 212.4 21.9% 4.7 -4.7 n/a   40.0 kts
20160820T020501 ssmis17 190.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   41.4 kts
20160820T021827 ssmis18 5.0 6.8% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   41.6 kts
20160820T120933 ssmis16 23.4 89.0% 16.9 -31.9 n/a   45.0 kts
20160820T145316 ssmis18 34.5 6.8% 9.4 -9.4 n/a   45.0 kts
20160820T232334 ssmis16 112.3 26.0% 0.9 -0.9 n/a   45.0 kts
20160821T015201 ssmis17 34.5 42.5% 4.8 -4.8 n/a   42.7 kts
20160821T020802 ssmis18 34.5 35.6% 2.2 -2.2 n/a   42.1 kts
20160821T142414 ssmis17 67.8 95.9% 17.6 -32.6 n/a   42.5 kts
20160821T144049 ssmis18 56.7 95.9% 19.0 -34.0 n/a   42.8 kts
20160821T222046 ssmi15 12.2 57.5% 0.1 -0.1 n/a   45.0 kts
20160821T231107 ssmis16 23.4 45.2% 9.2 -9.2 n/a   45.0 kts
20160822T013919 ssmis17 12.2 86.3% 9.1 -24.1 n/a   45.0 kts
20160822T105107 ssmi15 67.8 12.3% 5.4 -5.4 n/a   40.5 kts
20160822T114257 ssmis16 90.1 27.4% 3.5 -3.5 n/a   40.0 kts
20160822T141100 ssmis17 67.8 9.6% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   40.0 kts
20160822T142808 ssmis18 67.8 23.3% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   40.0 kts
20160822T220510 ssmi15 78.9 0.0% 7.7 -7.7 n/a   36.2 kts
20160823T103516 ssmi15 145.7 0.0% 2.5 -2.5 n/a   30.7 kts
20160824T125732 ssmis16 45.6 0.0% 1.4 -1.4 n/a   21.9 kts
20160824T154404 ssmis18 212.4 0.0% 1.0 -1.0 n/a   20.8 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.

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).