Date/Time Sat MW Eye diam (km) Est RMW (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20200817T175314 amsr2_85 122.1 56.1 26.0% 4.1 -4.1 n/a   25.0 kts
20200817T210137 ssmis18_85 111.0 22.8 28.8% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   27.5 kts
20200817T222724 ssmis17_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   28.7 kts
20200818T183602 amsr2_85 99.9 39.5 87.9% 16.0 -31.0 n/a   55.0 kts
20200818T235426 ssmis17_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   48.5 kts
20200819T053124 amsr2_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   36.1 kts
20200819T083810 ssmis16_85 77.7 33.9 0.0% 1.2 -1.2 n/a   31.7 kts
20200819T111005 ssmis17_85 133.2 61.7 4.1% 0.8 -0.8 n/a   28.5 kts
20200819T210919 ssmis16_85 144.3 67.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   20.0 kts
20200819T221602 ssmis18_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   20.0 kts
20200819T234010 ssmis17_85 155.4 72.8 4.7% 1.4 -1.4 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).