Tropical Depression 30P


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                 
     20260404 081459  SSMISF17   -8.9  154.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  -9.1  154.6 Analysis Plot     
     20260404 153400     AMSR2   -8.5  154.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  -8.9  155.0 Analysis Plot     
     20260404 192131  SSMISF17   -8.7  154.2    46   86%   16.15  -31.15      N/A   50.0  -8.9  154.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260405 021056       GMI   -9.0  154.2    46   14%    7.74    7.74      N/A   65.0  -8.9  154.2 Analysis Plot     
     20260405 035113     AMSR2   -9.2  154.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   65.0  -9.0  154.2 Analysis Plot     
     20260405 190801  SSMISF17   -9.0  153.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   90.0  -9.4  154.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260406 012910       GMI   -9.5  154.9    23   49%    6.55    6.55      N/A   90.0  -9.6  155.1 Analysis Plot     
     20260406 130336       GMI   -9.7  155.6    34   43%    8.35    8.35      N/A   85.0  -9.7  155.6 Analysis Plot     
     20260406 152113     AMSR2   -9.8  155.9    34   25%    0.65    0.65      N/A   95.0  -9.7  155.7 Analysis Plot     
     20260407 033754     AMSR2   -9.9  156.4    57  100%   38.20   53.20  >65 kts   90.0  -9.9  156.4 Analysis Plot     
     20260407 081310  SSMISF16   -9.6  156.2    46  100%   46.44   61.44  >85 kts  100.0  -9.9  156.5 Analysis Plot     
     20260407 122141       GMI   -9.7  156.3    46  100%   39.82   54.82  >65 kts  100.0  -9.9  156.5 Analysis Plot     
     20260407 174912  SSMISF18   -9.6  156.0    46  100%   33.07   48.07  >65 kts  120.0  -9.5  156.1 Analysis Plot     
     20260408 071725  SSMISF17   -8.5  155.8    46   69%   27.73   27.73  >65 kts  115.0  -8.8  155.6 Analysis Plot     
     20260408 071731  SSMISF17   -8.5  155.8    46  100%   28.75   43.75  >65 kts  115.0  -8.7  155.6 Analysis Plot     
     20260408 150819     AMSR2   -8.5  155.6    34  100%   24.48   39.48  >65 kts  105.0  -8.6  155.5 Analysis Plot     
     20260409 005902       GMI   -8.4  154.9    23   53%   14.59   14.59      N/A  100.0  -8.5  155.1 Analysis Plot     
     20260409 032516     AMSR2   -8.3  154.7    23   62%    4.48    4.48      N/A  100.0  -8.5  154.7 Analysis Plot     
     20260409 195021  SSMISF17   -7.9  153.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   75.0  -8.3  154.1 Analysis Plot     
     20260409 203308  SSMISF16   -8.0  153.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   75.0  -8.2  153.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260410 001657       GMI   -8.1  154.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   75.0  -8.2  153.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260410 001659       GMI   -7.0  154.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   80.0  -8.2  153.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260410 115129       GMI   -8.6  154.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  -8.4  154.2 Analysis Plot     
     20260410 145621     AMSR2   -8.2  154.5   212   N/A    1.78   -1.78      N/A   45.0  -8.6  154.1 Analysis Plot     
     20260410 193618  SSMISF17   -8.4  154.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  -8.6  154.0 Analysis Plot     
     20260411 031301     AMSR2   -8.2  155.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  -8.6  153.9 Analysis Plot     
     20260411 054528  SSMISF18   -8.0  154.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  -7.8  154.6 Analysis Plot     
     20260411 085833  SSMISF16   -8.2  154.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  -7.9  154.6 Analysis Plot     
     20260411 154015     AMSR2   -8.8  154.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  -8.2  154.8 Analysis Plot     
     20260411 192204  SSMISF17   -8.2  154.7    12   N/A    1.11   -1.11      N/A   30.0  -8.3  154.8 Analysis Plot     
     20260411 200644  SSMISF16   -8.3  154.7   201   N/A    0.01   -0.01      N/A   30.0  -8.3  154.7 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.