Tropical Storm 01W


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                 
     20240524 191941  SSMISF18   10.4  125.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   25.0  11.5  125.2 Analysis Plot     
     20240524 212123  SSMISF16   11.3  125.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   25.0  11.8  124.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240525 044630     AMSR2   13.9  124.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  13.3  123.1 Analysis Plot     
     20240525 095055  SSMISF17   14.8  122.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  13.4  122.4 Analysis Plot     
     20240525 204345       GMI   13.9  121.6    34  100%   31.06  -46.06      N/A   35.0  14.1  121.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240526 052847     AMSR2   14.3  121.7    12  100%   17.59   32.59  >65 kts   55.0  14.6  121.4 Analysis Plot     
     20240526 095906  SSMISF16   14.8  122.2    23   92%   15.79   30.79  >65 kts   55.0  14.8  122.1 Analysis Plot     
     20240526 174159     AMSR2   15.5  122.4    12  100%   26.10   41.10  >65 kts   85.0  15.7  122.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240526 200215       GMI   15.6  122.6    12  100%   37.29   52.29  >65 kts   85.0  15.7  122.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240526 221217  SSMISF17   15.4  122.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   85.0  16.1  122.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240527 074402  SSMISF18   16.6  123.2   201   32%    0.10    0.10      N/A   95.0  16.6  123.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240527 094612  SSMISF16   16.9  123.5    79   14%    5.27    5.27      N/A   85.0  17.3  124.2 Analysis Plot     
     20240527 215748  SSMISF17   18.0  125.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   80.0  18.5  125.2 Analysis Plot     
     20240528 051800     AMSR2   19.9  126.6    79   24%    9.95    9.95      N/A   75.0  19.6  125.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240528 065108       GMI   20.2  126.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   75.0  19.8  126.1 Analysis Plot     
     20240528 073140  SSMISF18   20.4  127.2    34   N/A    6.91    6.91      N/A   70.0  20.4  127.2 Analysis Plot     
     20240528 092243  SSMISF16   20.7  127.5    79   25%    8.34    8.34      N/A   70.0  20.8  127.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240528 214212  SSMISF17   23.3  130.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   75.0  23.8  130.4 Analysis Plot     
     20240529 085852  SSMISF17   25.1  133.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   65.0  26.6  133.5 Analysis Plot     
     20240529 194909  SSMISF18   27.0  136.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  27.8  134.4 Analysis Plot     
     20240529 212710  SSMISF17   27.7  133.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  28.0  134.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240529 215059  SSMISF16   28.1  134.0   223   N/A    4.08    4.08      N/A   55.0  28.1  134.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240530 084547  SSMISF17   29.6  136.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  29.9  136.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240530 185655       GMI   31.6  139.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  32.0  138.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240530 193354  SSMISF18   32.2  139.0   179   N/A    1.50   -1.50      N/A   45.0  32.3  139.2 Analysis Plot     
     20240530 211145  SSMISF17   32.0  139.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  32.8  139.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240531 071714  SSMISF16   35.0  144.5   190    7%    0.77   -0.77      N/A   45.0  35.5  144.2 Analysis Plot     
     20240531 083359  SSMISF17   35.2  145.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  36.6  145.3 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.