Tropical Storm 06W


Passive Microwave (PMW) Intensity Information
Advanced Dvorak Technique
Version 9.1
 

       --Overpass--              --ARCHER--   Ring  Ring            Eye              BT   -Forecast-  
       Date    Time      Sat     Lat    Lon   Diam   Pct  TbDiff   Score  Meaning   Vmax  Lat    Lon                 
     20260527 110624       GMI    9.8  137.5   112   N/A    0.04   -0.04      N/A   25.0  10.1  137.2 Analysis Plot     
     20260528 041452     AMSR2   13.7  135.6   190    6%    0.73   -0.73      N/A   30.0  13.6  135.4 Analysis Plot     
     20260528 100207  SSMISF16   13.9  136.0   190    7%    1.03   -1.03      N/A   30.0  13.4  135.6 Analysis Plot     
     20260528 162852     AMSR2   15.2  134.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  14.4  134.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260528 213033  SSMISF17   15.6  134.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  15.2  133.7 Analysis Plot     
     20260528 234400       GMI   16.1  133.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  15.3  133.7 Analysis Plot     
     20260529 045927     AMSR2   16.0  132.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  16.0  132.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260529 084144  SSMISF17   16.2  131.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  16.1  132.4 Analysis Plot     
     20260529 111435       GMI   16.5  131.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  16.2  132.1 Analysis Plot     
     20260529 171108     AMSR2   17.0  130.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  17.0  130.5 Analysis Plot     
     20260529 211541  SSMISF17   17.1  130.6   257   24%    3.52   -3.52      N/A   50.0  17.2  130.2 Analysis Plot     
     20260530 103110       GMI   18.8  129.1   212   42%   10.44   10.44      N/A   65.0  18.9  129.1 Analysis Plot     
     20260530 201336  SSMISF18   20.3  128.5   201   25%    9.14    9.14      N/A   65.0  20.6  128.3 Analysis Plot     
     20260530 235518       GMI   21.2  128.3   212   14%    3.72    3.72      N/A   65.0  20.9  128.1 Analysis Plot     
     20260531 044753     AMSR2   21.8  127.9   301   49%    8.28    8.28      N/A   70.0  21.7  127.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260531 073113  SSMISF18   22.2  127.8   157   18%    6.73    6.73      N/A   70.0  22.0  127.8 Analysis Plot     
     20260531 165726     AMSR2   23.6  127.5   212   26%    6.74    6.74      N/A   70.0  23.9  127.7 Analysis Plot     
     20260531 200142  SSMISF18   23.8  127.2   235   19%    2.00    2.00      N/A   70.0  24.2  127.4 Analysis Plot     
     20260601 071809  SSMISF18   26.0  127.5   157    1%    4.82    4.82      N/A   65.0  26.0  127.6 Analysis Plot     
     20260601 173901     AMSR2   28.3  127.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  28.4  127.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260601 194627  SSMISF18   28.4  127.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  28.6  128.1 Analysis Plot     
     20260601 221052  SSMISF17   28.7  128.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  29.0  128.6 Analysis Plot     
     20260602 043754     AMSR2   30.0  130.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  30.5  130.3 Analysis Plot     
     20260602 070505  SSMISF18   30.8  130.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  30.8  130.7 Analysis Plot     
     20260602 164159     AMSR2   32.4  135.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  33.6  135.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260602 232602       GMI   34.6  137.3    90   38%    1.10   -1.10      N/A   50.0  34.2  137.4 Analysis Plot     
     20260603 034339     AMSR2   35.1  140.2   168   17%    9.56   -9.56      N/A   50.0  34.9  139.8 Analysis Plot     
     20260603 073552  SSMISF17   35.9  140.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  35.3  141.0 Analysis Plot     
     20260603 154621     AMSR2   36.3  145.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  36.4  145.8 Analysis Plot     
     20260603 195916  SSMISF17   36.6  146.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  36.7  146.6 Analysis Plot     
     20260603 224448       GMI   37.3  143.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  36.5  144.1 Analysis Plot     
     20260604 024923     AMSR2   36.5  147.7    12   N/A    4.94   -4.94      N/A   45.0  36.6  147.9 Analysis Plot     
 
 
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  - Overpass Date/Time are determined from satellite overpass of targeted TC (position determined from Best Track Lat/Lon position). Date is YYYYMMDD and time in HHMMSS (UTC).

  - Forecast (Best Track) and ARCHER positions (deg) of the TC center at overpass day/time. Positive/Negative: Latitude = North/South Hemisphere; Longitude = Eastern/Western Hemisphere.

  - BT Vmax is the concurrent ATCF Best Track (BT) wind speed intensity estimate (Vmax) value from either NOAA/National Hurricane Center (NHC) (North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific), NOAA/Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) (North-central Pacific) or Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) (Northwest Pacific, Indian Ocean, or Southwest Pacific).

  - Sat is the satellite descriptor providing the overpass. Currently the satellites used are the DMSP/SSMIS-16/17/18, GPM/GMI, and GCOM/AMSR2.

  - Ring Diam (km) indicates the estimated surface eyewall diameter if one is analyzed in the PMW imagery. The value listed is the average PMW-estimated inner eyewall edge diameter minus 10 km for eyewall slope. N/A indicates no appreciable eyewall is analyzed.

  - Ring Pct is the percentage of the analyzed "ring" (eyewall inner boundary) that is 1) colder than the eye Tb (the "hot spot" -- warmest eye pixel) by at least 20K, or 2) that is colder than 232K and colder than the eye Tb by 10K, whichever is greater. Values are red if Ring % ≤65,yellow/brown if Ring % ≤85 and green if Ring % >85. N/A indicates no appreciable eyewall is analyzed. A value over 85% is used in the intensity score by adding 15 points to it.

  - TbDiff is the difference between the warmest eye pixel and the warmest pixel on the eyewall. This value is used in the Intensity Score. N/A indicates no appreciable eyewall is analyzed.

  - Eye Score values are based on the strength and organization of the convective/eyewall signatures in the PMW imagery, and based on the ARCHER center location. They normally range from 0 to 100 with empirically-determined thresholds related to intensity (Vmax) in the "Meaning" column (≥20 suggests ≥65kts; ≥60 suggests ≥85kts). Scores are listed as negative, and not used by the ADT, when the NHC, CPHC, or JTWC Best Track Vmax is <55 kts in order to filter out occasional "false eye" cases. A value of -920 is used when the warmest eye pixel is <200K to prevent false positives; -930 means edge of overpass and <85% of eyewall is captured and therefore can't fully be analyzed.