Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20160128T170649 amsr2_85 56.7 32.9% 4.5 -4.5 n/a   35.0 kts
20160128T200904 ssmis16_85 90.1 30.1% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   35.0 kts
20160128T225555 ssmis19_85 167.9 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20160129T084327 ssmis16_85 34.5 94.5% 6.8 -21.8 n/a   45.0 kts
20160129T093141 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.0 kts
20160129T100338 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.0 kts
20160129T175009 amsr2_85 23.4 37.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   54.7 kts
20160129T184754 ssmi15_85 34.5 58.9% 0.0 0.0 n/a   55.7 kts
20160129T195625 ssmis16_85 56.7 71.2% 0.0 0.0 n/a   56.6 kts
20160129T224242 ssmis19_85 112.3 53.4% 5.1 5.1 n/a   58.9 kts
20160130T060132 amsr2_85 5.0 61.6% 6.5 6.5 n/a   65.0 kts
20160130T072108 ssmi15_85 101.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   65.0 kts
20160130T082956 ssmis16_85 34.5 82.2% 17.8 17.8 n/a   65.0 kts
20160130T084140 gmi_85 34.5 57.5% 10.9 10.9 n/a   65.0 kts
20160130T111609 ssmis19_85 34.5 37.0% 7.2 7.2 n/a   65.0 kts
20160130T165515 amsr2_85 5.0 93.2% 0.0 15.0 n/a   56.8 kts
20160130T183225 ssmi15_85 12.2 24.7% 0.0 0.0 n/a   55.0 kts
20160130T194356 ssmis16_85 23.4 36.5% 0.0 0.0 n/a   55.0 kts
20160130T222955 ssmis19_85 23.4 68.5% 1.1 -1.1 n/a   52.5 kts
20160130T232818 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   50.9 kts
20160131T070306 ssmi15_85 223.5 10.9% 1.4 -1.4 n/a   39.1 kts
20160131T081547 ssmis16_85 5.0 35.6% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   38.1 kts
20160131T110127 ssmis19_85 45.6 64.4% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   35.8 kts
20160131T181757 ssmi15_85 56.7 4.1% 8.8 -8.8 n/a   30.0 kts
20160131T193157 ssmis16_85 67.8 24.7% 10.8 -10.8 n/a   30.0 kts
20160131T221804 ssmis19_85 34.5 6.8% 17.8 -17.8 n/a   30.0 kts

Key:

Diameter values indicate the estimated surface eyewall diameter (the MI eyewall edge diameter minus 10 km).

Diameter values are red if Ring % <= 65, yellow/brown if Ring % <= 85 and green if Ring % > 85.

"Ring %" is the percentage of the "ring" (eyewall inner boundary) that is 1) colder than the "hot spot" (warmest eye pixel) in the eye by 20K, or 2) the percentage that is a) colder than 232K and b) colder than the "hot spot" by 10K, whichever is greater.

"Tb diff" is the difference between the "hot spot" (warmest eye pixel) and the warmest pixel on the eyewall.

Scores are listed as negative, and not used, when the JTWC or NHC estimated Vmax is <50 kts in order to rule out weak but highly symmetric TCs.

Error messages in intensity scores: -920 is used when the hottest pixel in the eye is <200K, to prevent false positives; -909 is a failure to process (bad input data).