TABLE 5.

Effective sample size for the TMI composites using all Atlantic storms of at least tropical storm strength as a function of radius and LST (sampling window is ±1.5 hr).

			TMI Sample Size (VMAX >34 kt)
Radius	00	03	06	09	12	15	18	21
0–100	93.32	76.36	91.64	76.98	102.29	113.60	107.13	86.13
100–200	94.04	78.07	89.20	76.22	100.74	113.88	109.33	87.22
200–300	92.86	81.58	88.70	76.56	98.84	112.40	108.29	87.73
300–400	91.50	82.27	88.42	74.97	94.10	109.51	105.65	86.41
400–500	88.46	81.57	84.53	72.68	91.41	105.91	101.50	82.64
500–600	82.24	78.37	77.86	68.91	88.46	99.71	95.69	79.78
600–700	76.75	71.77	71.00	63.85	82.63	92.15	89.80	75.00
700–800	71.26	65.79	65.32	59.51	77.17	85.61	83.85	69.09
800–900	65.61	60.88	59.90	55.89	69.31	79.20	76.76	64.33
900–1000	59.48	55.85	55.54	51.01	62.26	72.65	69.55	58.91