Tropical Storm 12W


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                 
     20240901 154237       GMI   14.2  123.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  14.0  124.3 Analysis Plot     
     20240901 172915     AMSR2   14.7  123.0    79   39%    0.08   -0.08      N/A   30.0  14.5  124.0 Analysis Plot     
     20240901 202150  SSMISF18   15.3  123.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  15.1  123.0 Analysis Plot     
     20240901 223447  SSMISF16   15.6  122.7   179   N/A    1.72   -1.72      N/A   35.0  15.4  122.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240902 031454       GMI   16.2  121.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  15.8  122.4 Analysis Plot     
     20240902 073147  SSMISF18   16.6  121.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  16.5  122.1 Analysis Plot     
     20240902 102135  SSMISF17   16.5  121.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  17.0  122.0 Analysis Plot     
     20240902 200629  SSMISF18   17.3  121.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  18.1  120.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240902 221935  SSMISF16   18.5  119.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  18.3  120.3 Analysis Plot     
     20240902 225539  SSMISF17   18.5  119.8   101    4%    3.79   -3.79      N/A   35.0  18.3  120.3 Analysis Plot     
     20240903 023116       GMI   18.4  119.3    90   15%    1.55   -1.55      N/A   40.0  18.4  119.3 Analysis Plot     
     20240903 050515     AMSR2   18.5  118.9   135   33%    3.50   -3.50      N/A   40.0  18.5  118.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240903 072025  SSMISF18   18.4  118.9    79   28%   10.46  -10.46      N/A   40.0  18.5  118.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240903 093326  SSMISF16   18.6  118.8   112   35%    1.96   -1.96      N/A   40.0  18.6  118.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240903 100726  SSMISF17   18.7  118.8   112   39%    1.49   -1.49      N/A   40.0  18.6  118.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240903 155440       GMI   18.6  118.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  18.9  118.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240903 195319  SSMISF18   18.8  118.1    57   22%   10.58   10.58      N/A   55.0  18.8  118.0 Analysis Plot     
     20240903 220633  SSMISF16   18.9  118.0    57  100%   36.59   51.59  >65 kts   55.0  18.8  117.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240903 224033  SSMISF17   18.9  118.0    57  100%   37.63   52.63  >65 kts   55.0  18.8  117.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240904 054805     AMSR2   19.1  117.5    46  100%   29.45   44.45  >65 kts   70.0  19.1  117.2 Analysis Plot     
     20240904 095411  SSMISF17   19.3  117.2    46  100%   44.80   59.80  >65 kts   80.0  19.2  117.0 Analysis Plot     
     20240904 175859     AMSR2   19.1  116.2    34  100%   60.81   75.81  >85 kts  120.0  19.2  116.1 Analysis Plot     
     20240904 222647  SSMISF17   18.8  115.8    23  100%   54.68   69.68  >85 kts  120.0  19.2  115.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240905 024221       GMI   19.1  115.5    34   58%   15.34   15.34      N/A  130.0  19.1  115.5 Analysis Plot     
     20240905 083451  SSMISF18   19.5  114.8    23  100%   46.87   61.87  >85 kts  125.0  19.3  114.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240905 104828  SSMISF16   19.3  114.5    23  100%   44.50   59.50  >65 kts  125.0  19.4  114.4 Analysis Plot     
     20240905 184249     AMSR2   19.2  112.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  130.0  19.4  112.0 Analysis Plot     
     20240905 232107  SSMISF16   19.1  112.4    34  100%   44.44   59.44  >65 kts  130.0  19.4  111.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240906 082020  SSMISF18   20.0  110.7    23  100%   57.64   72.64  >85 kts  125.0  19.8  110.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240906 103357  SSMISF16   20.0  110.5    23  100%   49.30   64.30  >85 kts  125.0  19.9  110.5 Analysis Plot     
     20240906 110823  SSMISF17   20.1  110.6    23  100%   49.12   64.12  >85 kts  125.0  19.9  110.4 Analysis Plot     
     20240906 152311       GMI   20.1  109.5    68   97%   14.87   29.87  >65 kts  120.0  20.2  109.7 Analysis Plot     
     20240906 205255  SSMISF18   20.1  108.5    46  100%   43.39   58.39  >65 kts  105.0  20.6  108.3 Analysis Plot     
     20240906 230632  SSMISF16   20.2  108.3    46  100%   33.07   48.07  >65 kts  105.0  20.7  107.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240906 234004  SSMISF17   20.1  108.3    46  100%   34.34   49.34  >65 kts  105.0  20.8  107.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240907 080807  SSMISF18   20.6  106.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  110.0  21.1  106.6 Analysis Plot     
     20240907 105353  SSMISF17   21.0  106.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  110.0  21.2  106.2 Analysis Plot     
     20240907 182943     AMSR2   21.4  105.2    23   14%    1.92    1.92      N/A   60.0  21.5  104.9 Analysis Plot     
     20240907 204011  SSMISF18   21.6  104.9   257   17%    7.35    7.35      N/A   60.0  21.5  104.8 Analysis Plot     
     20240907 232537  SSMISF17   21.1  104.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0  21.6  104.5 Analysis Plot     
     20240908 020836       GMI   21.6  104.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  21.7  104.3 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.