Tropical Storm 05W


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                 
     20240720 072016  SSMISF18   16.8  128.1   101   12%    0.71   -0.71      N/A   30.0  15.8  128.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240720 092932  SSMISF16   17.1  128.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  16.2  128.1 Analysis Plot     
     20240720 150757       GMI   16.5  127.2   157   12%    1.84   -1.84      N/A   30.0  16.9  127.5 Analysis Plot     
     20240720 195702  SSMISF18   16.6  126.0   146   40%    0.79   -0.79      N/A   40.0  16.8  125.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240720 220420  SSMISF16   16.5  125.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  16.9  125.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240721 043123       GMI   18.6  124.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  17.0  125.4 Analysis Plot     
     20240721 044052     AMSR2   16.6  126.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  17.1  125.4 Analysis Plot     
     20240721 070916  SSMISF18   15.8  126.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  17.1  125.3 Analysis Plot     
     20240721 091636  SSMISF16   17.1  126.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  16.9  125.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240721 101213  SSMISF17   17.4  126.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  17.0  125.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240721 165331     AMSR2   16.3  126.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  17.4  125.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240721 194312  SSMISF18   17.5  126.0   190    8%    2.29    2.29      N/A   55.0  17.2  125.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240721 215040  SSMISF16   17.9  126.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  17.3  125.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240722 034808       GMI   18.0  125.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  17.9  125.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240722 052418     AMSR2   17.6  125.5    68   50%    4.70   -4.70      N/A   50.0  18.0  125.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240722 065623  SSMISF18   17.5  125.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  18.1  125.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240722 090408  SSMISF16   18.0  125.3    34   25%   16.78   16.78      N/A   55.0  18.7  125.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240722 173457     AMSR2   18.8  124.9    23  100%   25.38   40.38  >65 kts   70.0  19.2  125.2 Analysis Plot     
     20240722 213712  SSMISF16   19.2  125.1    57  100%   28.29   43.29  >65 kts   70.0  19.1  124.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240722 223113  SSMISF17   19.3  125.1    34  100%   27.30   42.30  >65 kts   70.0  19.1  124.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240723 043042     AMSR2   20.0  125.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   80.0  20.9  124.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240723 094434  SSMISF17   21.5  124.7    79   28%    1.67    1.67      N/A   90.0  21.5  124.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240723 143613       GMI   22.5  124.2    12  100%   26.79   41.79  >65 kts   90.0  21.8  124.5 Analysis Plot     
     20240723 221547  SSMISF17   23.0  123.4    12  100%   34.50   49.50  >65 kts  120.0  23.4  122.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240724 040139       GMI   24.0  122.8    12  100%   45.31   60.31  >85 kts  120.0  23.8  122.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240724 051253     AMSR2   24.1  122.6     5  100%   45.95   60.95  >85 kts  120.0  23.9  122.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240724 093202  SSMISF17   24.2  121.8    12  100%   34.41   49.41  >65 kts  125.0  24.6  121.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240724 135307       GMI   23.9  121.9     5  100%   19.25   34.25  >65 kts  110.0  24.8  121.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240724 172152     AMSR2   24.9  120.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   95.0  24.5  120.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240724 220049  SSMISF17   26.5  120.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   95.0  25.1  120.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240724 225040  SSMISF16   23.7  122.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   95.0  25.1  120.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240725 075848  SSMISF18   25.5  119.6   101    1%    3.07    3.07      N/A   60.0  25.4  119.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240725 100640  SSMISF16   25.6  119.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0  25.5  119.3 Analysis Plot     
     20240725 180349     AMSR2   25.1  119.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  26.4  118.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240725 202748  SSMISF18   26.3  118.8   135   N/A    2.71   -2.71      N/A   45.0  26.5  118.5 Analysis Plot     
     20240725 223544  SSMISF16   26.8  118.7   157   N/A    3.15   -3.15      N/A   45.0  26.7  118.4 Analysis Plot     
     20240726 050214     AMSR2   27.5  117.9    57   N/A    3.58   -3.58      N/A   35.0  27.3  117.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240726 074542  SSMISF18   28.0  117.3   101   N/A    1.19   -1.19      N/A   35.0  27.6  117.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240726 095338  SSMISF16   27.9  117.0   223    3%    6.19   -6.19      N/A   35.0  27.9  117.4 Analysis Plot     
 
 
Legend

  - 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.