Tropical Storm 22S


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                 
     20250225 143357  SSMISF17  -17.0   52.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0 -18.3   52.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250225 151954  SSMISF16  -17.4   52.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   35.0 -18.3   52.2 Analysis Plot     
     20250225 214054     AMSR2  -17.7   53.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0 -18.4   52.7 Analysis Plot     
     20250225 234725  SSMISF18  -17.6   53.3   101   53%    1.16   -1.16      N/A   40.0 -18.4   52.8 Analysis Plot     
     20250226 023216  SSMISF16  -17.9   53.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0 -17.8   53.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250226 050839       GMI  -17.6   53.5    34  100%   24.36  -39.36      N/A   50.0 -17.8   53.4 Analysis Plot     
     20250226 122007  SSMISF18  -17.4   53.8    23   67%   13.17   13.17      N/A   60.0 -17.9   54.0 Analysis Plot     
     20250226 142009  SSMISF17  -17.5   54.3    23  100%   38.06   53.06  >65 kts   60.0 -17.7   54.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250226 150618  SSMISF16  -17.5   54.4    34  100%   22.74   37.74  >65 kts   60.0 -17.7   54.4 Analysis Plot     
     20250226 233356  SSMISF18  -17.9   54.9    46  100%   53.15   68.15  >85 kts   85.0 -17.9   54.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250227 021853  SSMISF16  -18.1   55.1    34  100%   57.07   72.07  >85 kts  105.0 -18.1   55.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250227 120608  SSMISF18  -18.6   55.0    34  100%   53.10   68.10  >85 kts  105.0 -18.9   55.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250227 140629  SSMISF17  -18.6   55.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  105.0 -19.0   55.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250227 145209  SSMISF16  -18.6   55.2    46  100%   60.89   75.89  >85 kts  105.0 -19.1   55.6 Analysis Plot     
     20250227 155610       GMI  -18.8   55.3    34  100%   50.95   65.95  >85 kts  105.0 -19.3   55.6 Analysis Plot     
     20250227 212900     AMSR2  -19.2   55.3    46  100%   54.91   69.91  >85 kts  105.0 -19.8   55.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250228 020619  SSMISF16  -20.0   55.3    23   50%   15.18   15.18      N/A  105.0 -20.5   55.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250228 093947     AMSR2  -22.1   55.3   123   31%    0.56    0.56      N/A   90.0 -22.6   55.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250228 143746  SSMISF16  -22.7   54.8    34   46%    0.45    0.45      N/A   75.0 -23.4   55.2 Analysis Plot     
     20250228 151206       GMI  -23.2   55.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   75.0 -23.7   55.2 Analysis Plot     
     20250301 015447  SSMISF16  -26.1   54.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0 -26.6   54.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250301 043850       GMI  -26.8   55.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0 -27.2   54.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250301 102010     AMSR2  -29.1   55.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0 -29.1   55.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250301 142811       GMI  -30.1   56.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0 -30.1   55.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250301 151508  SSMISF17  -30.0   56.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0 -30.5   55.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250301 211953     AMSR2  -32.3   56.9    12   74%    4.87   -4.87      N/A   50.0 -32.0   56.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250302 014234  SSMISF16  -33.6   58.9   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0 -32.7   57.2 Analysis Plot     
     20250302 092417     AMSR2  -33.7   60.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0 -34.0   60.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250302 134502       GMI  -33.9   61.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0 -34.3   61.4 Analysis Plot     
     20250302 140746  SSMISF16  -33.8   61.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0 -34.5   61.8 Analysis Plot     
     20250302 150004  SSMISF17  -34.0   61.7   190   N/A    4.69   -4.69      N/A   45.0 -34.5   61.9 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.