Tropical Depression 01C


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                 
     20250727 132809  SSMISF18   11.0 -146.2    34   25%    3.82   -3.82      N/A   30.0  11.0 -146.6 Analysis Plot     
     20250728 021817  SSMISF18   11.1 -148.2    46   N/A    4.39   -4.39      N/A   30.0  10.9 -148.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250728 034406  SSMISF17   11.1 -148.5    46   31%   12.29  -12.29      N/A   35.0  10.9 -148.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250728 040235  SSMISF16   11.1 -148.6    46   39%   11.57  -11.57      N/A   35.0  10.9 -148.8 Analysis Plot     
     20250728 104049       GMI   10.6 -149.5    34  100%   28.87  -43.87      N/A   45.0  10.9 -149.6 Analysis Plot     
     20250728 113227     AMSR2   10.8 -149.6    34   12%   21.35   21.35  >65 kts   60.0  10.7 -150.6 Analysis Plot     
     20250728 221429       GMI   10.9 -151.2    12  100%   26.00   41.00  >65 kts   65.0  10.6 -151.2 Analysis Plot     
     20250729 020306  SSMISF18   10.9 -152.1     5  100%   19.56   34.56  >65 kts   70.0  10.9 -152.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250729 144041  SSMISF18   10.6 -154.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  110.0  10.8 -154.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250730 051558  SSMISF16   11.2 -157.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  105.0  11.0 -157.8 Analysis Plot     
     20250730 105031       GMI   11.4 -159.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   90.0  11.4 -159.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250730 142708  SSMISF18   11.6 -160.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   70.0  11.5 -160.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250730 222327       GMI   11.4 -163.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0  11.8 -163.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250731 031721  SSMISF18   12.1 -164.9   135    6%    0.90   -0.90      N/A   45.0  11.8 -165.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250731 050345  SSMISF16   12.0 -165.6   101    6%    2.64   -2.64      N/A   45.0  11.9 -165.6 Analysis Plot     
     20250731 155416  SSMISF18   13.4 -168.8    90   17%    2.54   -2.54      N/A   45.0  12.8 -169.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250731 172006  SSMISF17   13.5 -169.6   101   25%    2.74   -2.74      N/A   45.0  12.9 -169.8 Analysis Plot     
     20250801 003234     AMSR2   13.8 -173.1    23   40%   11.63  -11.63      N/A   45.0  13.7 -172.7 Analysis Plot     
     20250801 030411  SSMISF18   13.4 -173.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  13.8 -173.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250801 063138  SSMISF16   13.8 -174.0   223    7%    2.35   -2.35      N/A   45.0  14.0 -173.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250801 110056       GMI   13.9 -175.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  14.3 -174.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250801 190723  SSMISF16   15.4 -177.7   223   N/A    1.53   -1.53      N/A   35.0  15.0 -177.6 Analysis Plot     
     20250801 223114       GMI   15.6 -178.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  15.1 -178.0 Analysis Plot     
     20250802 011539     AMSR2   16.0 -179.5    23    6%    4.19   -4.19      N/A   30.0  15.9 -179.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250802 055733  SSMISF17   17.4  179.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  16.2  179.7 Analysis Plot     
     20250802 061800  SSMISF16   17.4  178.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  16.2  179.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250802 115331       GMI   18.4  179.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   25.0  17.7  178.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250802 132849     AMSR2   18.4  176.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  18.2  177.1 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.