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Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies / University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tropical Cyclone 04W (Sinlaku)
Archived CIMSS Product Summary
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Current Intensity Estimates ADT
Date Time Vmax MSLP
18Apr2026 1500UTC 34 kts 991 hPa
Scene CI# FT# AdjT# RawT# Eye T Cloud T
SHEAR 2.4 1.7 1.5 1.5 11.30C 4.04C
AiDT
Date Time Vmax  
18Apr2026 1500UTC 36 kts  
 
DPRINT
Date Time Vmax MSLP
18Apr2026 1500UTC 50 kts 992 hPa
Vmax 25% Vmax 75%    
44 kts 56 kts    
DMINT
Date Time Vmax MSLP
18Apr2026 1222UTC 53 kts 987 hPa
Vmax 25% Vmax 75% MW Instr.  
48 kts 58 kts AWS  
MW Sounders
Date Time Vmax MSLP
18Apr2026 0353UTC 68 kts 960 hPa
  Satellite FOV  
  NOAA-20 85  
Shear Analysis
Date Time Shear Magnitude
 Shear Direction
18Apr2026 1200UTC 20 kts 278 deg
Deep-layer vertical wind shear interpolated to storm center derived from the CIMSS AMV-aided analyses with vortex removed
TC-Scale AMVs