WWIO21 KNES 310849 SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN METEOSAT-5 IR VIS/IRDAY . DECEMBER 31 2006 0830Z . 14.4S 54.8E T3.0/3.0/D0.5/24HRS 06S . PAST POSITIONS...13.5S 55.2E 30/2030Z IRNIGHT 12.3S 56.1E 30/0830Z VIS/IRDAY ADDL POSITIONS...13.6S 54.9E 31/0347Z SSMI 85 13.6S 54.9E 31/0610Z ASMU 89 . REMARKS...SFC LOW APPEARS TO BE DIRECTLY UNDER THE SMALL BURSTING CONVECTION...BUT THE BULK OF THE DEEP CONVECTION IS SOUTH AND WEST OF THE CENTER WHERE OUTFLOW IS LESS RESTRICTED. THE NORTHERN BANDS ARE EXPOSED INDICATING EITHER DRY AIR OR INCREASED NORTHERLY SHEAR. SHEAR METHOD WOULD LEAD TO A DT OF 3.0. BANDING IS AROUND .6 FOR THE BEST MATCH UP WITH THE LOG10 SPIRAL SUPPORTING THE DT AS A 3.0. PT IS 3.0. MET IS 3.5. FT IS 3.0 BASED ON DT. . POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60 NMI. . NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 31/1600Z. . FOR AREAL DISPLAY OF RAINFALL POTENTIAL SEE OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/TROP/TRAP-IMG.HTML ALL LOWER CASE LETTERS EXCEPT PS/TROP . GALLINA . NNNN