Tropical Depression 04S


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                 
     20251018 011457  SSMISF16   -7.1   73.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  -7.9   73.8 Analysis Plot     
     20251018 085219     AMSR2   -7.8   73.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  -8.1   73.8 Analysis Plot     
     20251019 014356  SSMISF17   -8.9   68.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  -8.5   69.5 Analysis Plot     
     20251019 081523       GMI   -8.5   68.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  -8.6   69.6 Analysis Plot     
     20251019 194915       GMI   -8.7   68.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  -8.6   68.3 Analysis Plot     
     20251020 012913  SSMISF17   -9.2   67.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  -8.9   67.4 Analysis Plot     
     20251020 022755  SSMISF16   -9.0   67.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  -8.9   67.3 Analysis Plot     
     20251020 111458  SSMISF18   -8.6   66.5    12   71%    0.29   -0.29      N/A   50.0  -9.2   66.4 Analysis Plot     
     20251020 140823  SSMISF17   -8.7   66.4    23   40%    0.84    0.84      N/A   55.0  -9.3   66.2 Analysis Plot     
     20251020 190650       GMI   -9.1   66.1    68   24%    9.51    9.51      N/A   60.0  -9.6   65.7 Analysis Plot     
     20251020 210622     AMSR2   -8.8   65.4     5   92%   11.44   26.44  >65 kts   60.0  -9.3   66.2 Analysis Plot     
     20251021 000334  SSMISF18   -9.1   65.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0  -9.4   66.1 Analysis Plot     
     20251021 011536  SSMISF17   -9.6   64.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0  -9.5   65.9 Analysis Plot     
     20251021 021405  SSMISF16   -9.5   64.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0  -9.5   65.8 Analysis Plot     
     20251021 092251     AMSR2   -9.0   64.2     5   42%    2.76    2.76      N/A   60.0  -9.7   64.7 Analysis Plot     
     20251021 135324  SSMISF17   -9.5   63.7    34   44%    2.43    2.43      N/A   60.0 -10.0   64.1 Analysis Plot     
     20251021 145241  SSMISF16   -9.7   63.7    34   26%    6.31    6.31      N/A   60.0 -10.0   63.9 Analysis Plot     
     20251021 234838  SSMISF18   -9.9   62.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0 -10.1   63.3 Analysis Plot     
     20251022 020130  SSMISF16   -9.4   62.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0 -10.3   63.0 Analysis Plot     
     20251022 074343       GMI  -10.3   61.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0 -10.6   61.8 Analysis Plot     
     20251022 122645  SSMISF18  -10.4   61.0   123   21%    5.40    5.40      N/A   60.0 -10.7   60.9 Analysis Plot     
     20251022 134001  SSMISF17  -10.8   59.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0 -10.8   60.7 Analysis Plot     
     20251022 143846  SSMISF16  -11.0   59.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0 -10.8   60.5 Analysis Plot     
     20251022 191446       GMI  -10.4   59.8    12   51%    4.53    4.53      N/A   55.0 -10.9   59.8 Analysis Plot     
     20251022 233528  SSMISF18  -10.2   59.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0 -10.4   59.6 Analysis Plot     
     20251023 022918  SSMISF17  -10.4   59.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0 -10.4   59.1 Analysis Plot     
     20251023 121234  SSMISF18  -10.3   58.4   212    4%    0.98   -0.98      N/A   40.0 -10.2   58.3 Analysis Plot     
     20251023 213730     AMSR2   -9.7   57.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  -9.6   57.0 Analysis Plot     
     20251024 021349  SSMISF17   -9.6   55.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  -9.5   56.3 Analysis Plot     
     20251024 031431  SSMISF16   -9.8   55.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  -9.4   56.1 Analysis Plot     
     20251024 075125       GMI   -9.2   53.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  -9.1   55.3 Analysis Plot     
     20251024 095410     AMSR2   -8.9   53.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  -8.9   54.8 Analysis Plot     
     20251024 120025  SSMISF18   -8.8   54.6   101   N/A    0.26   -0.26      N/A   40.0  -8.8   54.5 Analysis Plot     
     20251024 145249  SSMISF17   -8.5   52.6    12   68%    6.71   -6.71      N/A   35.0  -8.6   54.1 Analysis Plot     
     20251024 222059     AMSR2   -8.6   53.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  -8.4   52.7 Analysis Plot     
     20251025 004735  SSMISF18   -8.4   52.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  -8.3   52.5 Analysis Plot     
     20251025 020032  SSMISF17   -8.6   51.7   101   N/A    0.74   -0.74      N/A   35.0  -8.2   52.3 Analysis Plot     
     20251025 103821     AMSR2   -8.1   49.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  -7.4   50.8 Analysis Plot     
     20251025 143844  SSMISF17   -8.3   49.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0  -7.3   50.3 Analysis Plot     
     20251025 153944  SSMISF16   -6.7   50.0   135   N/A    1.01   -1.01      N/A   35.0  -7.3   50.2 Analysis Plot     
     20251025 184328       GMI   -6.3   50.4     5   N/A    5.82   -5.82      N/A   35.0  -7.2   49.9 Analysis Plot     
     20251026 003319  SSMISF18   -7.2   48.7   179   N/A    1.76   -1.76      N/A   30.0  -7.8   48.9 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.