Tropical Storm 23W


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                 
     20241025 095644       GMI   14.8  142.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  15.6  143.0 Analysis Plot     
     20241025 165332     AMSR2   14.8  138.4    57   N/A    1.93   -1.93      N/A   35.0  15.9  139.2 Analysis Plot     
     20241025 204231  SSMISF17   16.6  138.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  16.6  138.3 Analysis Plot     
     20241025 231845       GMI   16.5  138.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  16.6  137.9 Analysis Plot     
     20241026 070247  SSMISF18   17.5  136.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  16.5  135.6 Analysis Plot     
     20241026 092449  SSMISF16   17.4  134.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  16.7  135.5 Analysis Plot     
     20241026 193737  SSMISF18   16.7  134.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  16.7  134.0 Analysis Plot     
     20241026 215944  SSMISF16   15.9  135.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  16.7  133.7 Analysis Plot     
     20241027 042748     AMSR2   17.1  131.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  16.4  131.8 Analysis Plot     
     20241027 064854  SSMISF18   16.8  130.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  16.4  131.6 Analysis Plot     
     20241027 091039  SSMISF16   18.0  130.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  16.7  131.5 Analysis Plot     
     20241027 100609       GMI   15.4  132.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  16.7  131.5 Analysis Plot     
     20241027 192318  SSMISF18   16.5  129.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  16.7  130.3 Analysis Plot     
     20241027 215507  SSMISF17   16.5  129.4    68    7%    2.89   -2.89      N/A   50.0  16.7  130.0 Analysis Plot     
     20241027 232840       GMI   17.1  130.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  16.7  129.9 Analysis Plot     
     20241028 051129     AMSR2   17.5  129.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  17.0  128.3 Analysis Plot     
     20241028 085820  SSMISF16   16.6  128.6   101   10%    1.84    1.84      N/A   55.0  16.7  128.6 Analysis Plot     
     20241028 090726  SSMISF17   16.8  128.5    79   22%    1.24    1.24      N/A   55.0  16.8  128.4 Analysis Plot     
     20241028 172317     AMSR2   17.0  127.9   190   74%   16.01   16.01      N/A   60.0  17.0  127.7 Analysis Plot     
     20241028 191018  SSMISF18   17.3  127.6   135   65%    7.83    7.83      N/A   65.0  17.4  127.7 Analysis Plot     
     20241028 214103  SSMISF17   17.2  127.3   157   65%   17.97   17.97      N/A   65.0  17.5  127.4 Analysis Plot     
     20241029 101556       GMI   18.2  126.2   112  100%   40.93   55.93  >65 kts   95.0  18.1  126.0 Analysis Plot     
     20241030 045933     AMSR2   19.7  124.4    90  100%   62.33   77.33  >85 kts  130.0  19.8  124.2 Analysis Plot     
     20241030 093222       GMI   20.1  123.9    90  100%   48.39   63.39  >85 kts  125.0  20.3  123.8 Analysis Plot     
     20241030 171038     AMSR2   20.9  122.9    90  100%   22.54   37.54  >65 kts  120.0  21.3  122.7 Analysis Plot     
     20241030 225703       GMI   21.7  122.3    90   65%   19.91   19.91      N/A  115.0  21.7  122.1 Analysis Plot     
     20241031 073719  SSMISF18   23.0  123.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  100.0  23.3  121.3 Analysis Plot     
     20241031 100824  SSMISF17   23.4  119.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  100.0  23.9  121.0 Analysis Plot     
     20241031 175148     AMSR2   25.0  120.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0  25.4  120.4 Analysis Plot     
     20241031 200716  SSMISF18   25.5  120.6    46   N/A    8.54    8.54      N/A   60.0  25.9  120.4 Analysis Plot     
     20241031 222940  SSMISF16   26.3  120.7    57   N/A    3.74    3.74      N/A   60.0  26.3  120.7 Analysis Plot     
     20241031 223745  SSMISF17   26.4  120.8    34   N/A    4.96    4.96      N/A   60.0  26.4  120.7 Analysis Plot     
     20241101 044951     AMSR2   27.9  121.3    23   N/A    9.24   -9.24      N/A   50.0  27.8  121.7 Analysis Plot     
     20241101 094755  SSMISF16   28.1  124.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  29.4  122.9 Analysis Plot     
     20241101 095556  SSMISF17   28.5  124.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  29.7  123.4 Analysis Plot     
     20241101 165550     AMSR2   31.7  126.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  31.7  126.4 Analysis Plot     
     20241101 195125  SSMISF18   31.6  130.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  32.8  128.2 Analysis Plot     
     20241101 231042       GMI   30.9  127.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  32.2  126.1 Analysis Plot     
     20241102 035606     AMSR2   35.4  131.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  34.0  132.8 Analysis Plot     
     20241102 072336       GMI   34.6  134.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  34.3  134.4 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.