Tropical Depression 13S


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                 
     20230209 074837     AMSR2  -17.0   88.8   146   18%    1.15   -1.15      N/A   40.0 -16.9   88.6 Analysis Plot     
     20230209 111432  SSMISF18  -17.3   87.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0 -16.9   88.3 Analysis Plot     
     20230209 113739  SSMISF16  -16.9   88.1   223   17%    6.41   -6.41      N/A   40.0 -16.9   88.2 Analysis Plot     
     20230209 130255  SSMISF17  -17.6   86.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0 -16.9   87.9 Analysis Plot     
     20230210 083223     AMSR2  -16.3   82.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0 -16.3   83.0 Analysis Plot     
     20230210 110142  SSMISF18  -16.3   82.6    68   38%    0.49   -0.49      N/A   45.0 -16.3   82.8 Analysis Plot     
     20230210 150933       GMI  -16.1   82.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0 -16.2   81.9 Analysis Plot     
     20230211 004942  SSMISF16  -15.9   80.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0 -16.1   80.1 Analysis Plot     
     20230211 021618  SSMISF17  -15.9   80.2   157   21%    0.03   -0.03      N/A   45.0 -16.0   79.7 Analysis Plot     
     20230211 042607       GMI  -15.8   79.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0 -16.1   79.5 Analysis Plot     
     20230211 125159  SSMISF16  -16.0   77.8    23   85%   11.98  -11.98      N/A   45.0 -16.3   77.9 Analysis Plot     
     20230211 141646  SSMISF17  -15.7   78.1    12   43%    7.40   -7.40      N/A   45.0 -16.3   77.7 Analysis Plot     
     20230211 200711     AMSR2  -16.1   76.7    12   93%   18.96  -33.96      N/A   45.0 -16.2   76.8 Analysis Plot     
     20230212 003628  SSMISF16  -16.3   76.2    23  100%   31.85  -46.85      N/A   45.0 -16.3   76.4 Analysis Plot     
     20230212 020255  SSMISF17  -16.5   75.9    23   25%   10.15  -10.15      N/A   45.0 -16.4   76.3 Analysis Plot     
     20230212 082020     AMSR2  -17.0   75.2    23  100%   31.47  -46.47      N/A   45.0 -17.0   75.2 Analysis Plot     
     20230212 123837  SSMISF16  -17.2   74.8    23  100%   38.86  -53.86      N/A   45.0 -17.3   74.8 Analysis Plot     
     20230212 140339  SSMISF17  -17.3   74.8    23  100%   28.01  -43.01      N/A   45.0 -17.4   74.7 Analysis Plot     
     20230212 145803       GMI  -17.5   74.6    46  100%   40.44   55.44  >65 kts   70.0 -17.5   74.6 Analysis Plot     
     20230212 205122     AMSR2  -18.0   74.1    34  100%   27.47   42.47  >65 kts   75.0 -18.1   74.1 Analysis Plot     
     20230212 235315  SSMISF18  -18.5   74.0    23  100%   24.21   39.21  >65 kts   75.0 -18.3   74.0 Analysis Plot     
     20230213 014934  SSMISF17  -18.6   73.7    23  100%   23.85   38.85  >65 kts   75.0 -18.4   73.9 Analysis Plot     
     20230213 041524       GMI  -18.8   73.6    23  100%   30.10   45.10  >65 kts   75.0 -18.5   73.7 Analysis Plot     
     20230213 090209     AMSR2  -19.9   73.3   168   33%   10.50   10.50      N/A   85.0 -19.3   73.1 Analysis Plot     
     20230213 120338  SSMISF18  -20.1   73.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   85.0 -19.5   73.0 Analysis Plot     
     20230213 134942  SSMISF17  -20.6   73.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   80.0 -19.7   72.9 Analysis Plot     
     20230213 195742     AMSR2  -21.3   73.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   75.0 -21.2   73.3 Analysis Plot     
     20230213 225026  SSMISF18  -22.3   73.1    57   61%    4.09    4.09      N/A   75.0 -21.5   73.2 Analysis Plot     
     20230214 112219  SSMISF18  -22.8   72.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0 -23.3   71.1 Analysis Plot     
     20230214 223908  SSMISF18  -25.4   70.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0 -25.4   70.7 Analysis Plot     
     20230215 004240  SSMISF16  -25.7   70.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0 -25.8   70.3 Analysis Plot     
     20230215 110923  SSMISF18  -27.7   68.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0 -27.6   68.8 Analysis Plot     
     20230215 131112  SSMISF16  -28.1   68.5   268    4%    6.30   -6.30      N/A   40.0 -28.0   68.4 Analysis Plot     
     20230215 143356  SSMISF17  -29.9   68.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0 -28.3   68.1 Analysis Plot     
     20230216 003006  SSMISF16  -30.5   67.9   212   N/A    1.22   -1.22      N/A   35.0 -29.9   67.9 Analysis Plot     
     20230216 003008  SSMISF18  -30.4   67.9   212   N/A    1.24   -1.24      N/A   35.0 -30.0   67.8 Analysis Plot     
     20230216 015307  SSMISF17  -30.6   67.4    34   N/A    2.41   -2.41      N/A   35.0 -30.1   67.8 Analysis Plot     
     20230216 125658  SSMISF16  -31.8   68.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0 -32.2   68.2 Analysis Plot     
     20230216 141917  SSMISF17  -31.9   68.2   157   N/A    1.90   -1.90      N/A   30.0 -32.5   68.3 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.