Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning NHC estimate
20160807T094832 ssmi15 56.7 11.0% 3.5 -3.5 n/a   30.0 kts
20160807T113802 ssmis16 67.8 39.7% 8.2 -8.2 n/a   30.0 kts
20160807T141237 ssmis18 23.4 68.5% 3.0 -3.0 n/a   32.5 kts
20160808T004754 ssmis17 34.5 74.0% 8.5 -8.5 n/a   45.0 kts
20160808T012709 ssmis18 23.4 75.3% 8.2 -8.2 n/a   45.0 kts
20160808T112414 ssmis16 145.7 8.2% 0.3 -0.3 n/a   45.0 kts
20160808T135417 ssmis17 212.4 23.3% 2.7 -2.7 n/a   47.4 kts
20160808T135936 ssmis18 212.4 28.8% 2.5 -2.5 n/a   47.6 kts
20160808T223926 ssmis16 145.7 5.5% 3.9 3.9 n/a   55.0 kts
20160809T002159 ssmis17 190.1 1.4% 10.4 10.4 n/a   54.9 kts
20160809T110840 ssmis16 134.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.3 kts
20160809T221111 ssmi15 190.1 0.0% 2.9 -2.9 n/a   30.0 kts
20160810T103932 ssmi15 45.6 0.0% 0.8 -0.8 n/a   25.2 kts
20160810T151447 ssmis18 134.5 0.0% 0.4 -0.4 n/a   25.0 kts
20160810T215553 ssmi15 145.7 0.0% 1.4 -1.4 n/a   25.0 kts
20160811T023306 ssmis18 156.8 0.0% 1.2 -1.2 n/a   24.7 kts
20160811T102310 ssmi15 190.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   21.0 kts
20160811T122408 ssmis16 112.3 0.0% 1.1 -1.1 n/a   20.0 kts
20160811T145755 ssmis18 56.7 0.0% 2.0 -2.0 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).