Tropical Storm 25W


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                 
     20250918 175229  SSMISF18   23.2  162.4    23   N/A   10.11  -10.11      N/A   30.0  23.3  161.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250918 191032  SSMISF17   23.4  162.0    12   N/A    8.47   -8.47      N/A   35.0  23.6  161.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250918 195333  SSMISF16   23.4  162.1    90   88%   16.11  -31.11      N/A   35.0  23.6  161.7 Analysis Plot     
     20250919 025655     AMSR2   23.8  160.9   101   51%    7.09   -7.09      N/A   40.0  23.9  160.8 Analysis Plot     
     20250919 150449     AMSR2   24.8  158.5    46   44%   15.83   15.83      N/A   60.0  25.0  158.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250919 173747  SSMISF18   24.8  157.9    57  100%   26.01   41.01  >65 kts   60.0  25.1  157.8 Analysis Plot     
     20250919 234113       GMI   25.4  156.9    46   26%   14.36   14.36      N/A   65.0  25.5  157.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250920 075413  SSMISF17   26.1  155.8    23  100%   33.73   48.73  >65 kts   70.0  26.0  155.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250920 093224       GMI   26.0  155.4    34  100%   46.80   61.80  >85 kts   85.0  26.1  155.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250920 154726     AMSR2   26.8  154.1    23  100%   44.73   59.73  >65 kts   95.0  26.7  154.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250920 202203  SSMISF17   26.8  153.3    23  100%   57.85   72.85  >85 kts  120.0  27.1  153.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250920 210617  SSMISF16   26.9  153.2    12  100%   41.26   56.26  >65 kts  120.0  27.3  153.2 Analysis Plot     
     20250921 024555     AMSR2   27.4  152.3    23  100%   36.50   51.50  >65 kts  125.0  27.8  152.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250921 073947  SSMISF17   28.1  151.6    12  100%   31.73   46.73  >65 kts  125.0  28.0  151.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250921 082356  SSMISF16   28.1  151.6    12  100%   28.66   43.66  >65 kts  125.0  28.0  151.6 Analysis Plot     
     20250921 185024  SSMISF18   29.2  150.9    68   56%   24.76   24.76  >65 kts  110.0  29.5  151.0 Analysis Plot     
     20250922 032916     AMSR2   29.8  151.3    23  100%   23.67   38.67  >65 kts  105.0  29.8  151.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250922 195258  SSMISF17   29.7  152.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   80.0  30.5  152.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250922 231046       GMI   30.1  152.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   80.0  30.5  153.0 Analysis Plot     
     20250923 085851       GMI   30.5  153.2    12   N/A    5.18    5.18      N/A   75.0  30.8  153.5 Analysis Plot     
     20250923 193908  SSMISF17   29.3  153.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   65.0  30.5  154.2 Analysis Plot     
     20250923 202424  SSMISF16   29.6  154.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   65.0  30.5  154.2 Analysis Plot     
     20250923 222824       GMI   29.7  154.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   65.0  30.5  154.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250923 222834       GMI   30.3  154.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   65.0  30.6  154.4 Analysis Plot     
     20250924 031709     AMSR2   30.7  155.1   135   26%    0.71    0.71      N/A   60.0  30.7  154.7 Analysis Plot     
     20250924 031712     AMSR2   30.7  155.1   135   24%    1.49    1.49      N/A   55.0  30.8  154.8 Analysis Plot     
     20250924 074346  SSMISF16   30.8  155.7    79   26%   10.85  -10.85      N/A   50.0  30.9  155.1 Analysis Plot     
     20250924 081700       GMI   30.7  155.9    57   10%    3.63   -3.63      N/A   50.0  30.8  155.6 Analysis Plot     
     20250924 152120     AMSR2   32.2  157.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  31.5  156.8 Analysis Plot     
     20250925 073353       GMI   32.6  155.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   70.0  32.8  156.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250925 160450     AMSR2   32.1  154.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0  32.2  154.4 Analysis Plot     
     20250926 030453     AMSR2   32.0  153.7    34   33%   14.55   14.55      N/A   60.0  32.0  153.8 Analysis Plot     
     20250926 215646       GMI   31.5  155.2    12   12%    4.88   -4.88      N/A   50.0  31.9  155.3 Analysis Plot     
     20250927 211528       GMI   33.7  161.5    34  100%   48.15   63.15  >85 kts   75.0  34.1  161.9 Analysis Plot     
     20250928 203529       GMI   41.2  171.0    23    6%   10.59   10.59      N/A   95.0  41.1  171.2 Analysis Plot     
     20250929 044259       GMI   43.0  175.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   90.0  43.2  174.6 Analysis Plot     
     20250929 135718     AMSR2   44.8  179.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  45.2 -179.9 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.