Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning NHC estimate
20160904T130048 ssmis17_85 34.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160904T194140 gmi_85 201.2 23.3% 6.5 -6.5 n/a   31.4 kts
20160904T195959 amsr2_85 123.4 16.4% 6.2 -6.2 n/a   31.7 kts
20160905T204404 amsr2_85 123.4 27.4% 7.1 7.1 n/a   64.1 kts
20160905T214237 ssmi15_85 134.5 34.2% 9.1 9.1 n/a   67.4 kts
20160905T231556 ssmis16_85 90.1 37.0% 11.6 11.6 n/a   72.6 kts
20160906T014146 ssmis17_85 134.5 52.0% 20.0 20.0 >65 kts   76.4 kts
20160906T021130 ssmis18_85 145.7 50.7% 19.5 19.5 n/a   76.8 kts
20160906T061140 gmi_85 101.2 100.0% 23.7 38.7 >65 kts   79.8 kts
20160906T085359 amsr2_85 112.3 100.0% 34.3 49.3 >65 kts   77.6 kts
20160906T101309 ssmi15_85 90.1 100.0% 33.3 48.3 >65 kts   76.5 kts
20160906T114736 ssmis16_85 101.2 100.0% 25.2 40.2 >65 kts   75.2 kts
20160906T141256 ssmis17_85 67.8 100.0% 21.6 36.6 >65 kts   73.2 kts
20160906T144302 ssmis18_85 78.9 21.1% 19.2 19.2 n/a   72.7 kts
20160906T212825 ssmi15_85 101.2 48.4% 5.9 5.9 n/a   67.1 kts
20160906T230423 ssmis16_85 23.4 17.8% 6.4 6.4 n/a   65.8 kts
20160907T013004 ssmis17_85 101.2 100.0% 22.4 37.4 >65 kts   65.0 kts
20160907T020039 ssmis18_85 112.3 100.0% 35.2 50.2 >65 kts   65.0 kts
20160907T093510 amsr2_85 45.6 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   56.0 kts
20160907T095524 ssmi15_85 67.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   55.2 kts
20160907T113304 ssmis16_85 101.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   51.1 kts
20160907T135812 ssmis17_85 201.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   43.4 kts
20160907T142911 ssmis18_85 223.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   41.7 kts
20160907T201640 gmi_85 112.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160907T203443 amsr2_85 145.7 0.0% 2.0 -2.0 n/a   30.0 kts
20160907T211401 ssmi15_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   29.7 kts
20160907T225254 ssmis16_85 34.5 0.0% 1.9 -1.9 n/a   27.9 kts
20160908T011810 ssmis17_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.2 kts
20160908T014935 ssmis18_85 45.6 0.0% 1.4 -1.4 n/a   24.6 kts
20160908T083838 amsr2_85 67.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   20.0 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).