WWPN20 KNES 051543
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
MTSAT IRNIGHT WEST PACIFIC OCEAN
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AUGUST 05 2006   1433Z
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12.5N 146.0E     T3.5/3.5/D2.0/24HRS      SAOMAI (08W)
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PAST POSITIONS...10.7N 147.7E  05/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
                  8.8N 150.4E  04/1433Z   IRNIGHT
ADDL POSITIONS...11.9N 146.9E  05/0756Z   AMSU 89
                 11.9N 147.0E  05/0817Z   SSMI 85
                 12.2N 147.0E  05/1037Z   SSMIS 91/37
                 12.3N 146.4E  05/1207Z   AMSU 89
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REMARKS...TWO IMPRESSIVE BANDS OF COLD CONVECTION SURROUND THE
CENTER OF SAOMAI...THE INNER BAND WRAPS .9 ON LOG10 FOR DT OF
3.5. PT IS 3.5. MET IS 2.5. FT IS 3.5 BASED ON DT. 
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60NM.
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26.3N 144.2E     T2.5/2.5/D1.0/24HRS      MARIA (90W)
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PAST POSITIONS...25.2N 146.8E  05/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
                 24.3N 148.1E  04/1433Z   IRNIGHT
ADDL POSITIONS...25.9N 145.3E  05/0821Z   SSMI 85
                 26.2N 144.5E  05/1041Z   SSMIS 91
                 26.3N 144.6E  05/1041Z   SSMIS 37
                 26.5N 144.4E  05/1208Z   AMSU 89
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REMARKS...DEEP CONVECTION BALLING UP NEAR THE LLC POSSIBLY
WRAPPING INTO A MIDGET CYCLONE...THE CONVECTION WRAPS .5 ON LOG10
FOR A DT OF 2.5 THOUGH SHEAR METHOD WOULD BE 3.5. MET IS 2.5. PT
IS 2.5. FT OF 2.5 IS BASED ON DT. 
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60NM.
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20.8N 131.8E     T2.5/2.5/D2.0/24HRS      91W
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PAST POSITIONS...20.1N 133.3E  05/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
ADDL POSITIONS...20.2N 132.4E  05/1041Z   SSMIS 91
                 20.4N 132.2E  05/1059Z   SSMI 85
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REMARKS...VERY SIMILAR LOOK TO MARIA...BUT CONVECTION IS LESS
BANDED AND IS ONLY ON ONE QUADRANT...THE WEST SIDE...MOST LIKELY
ON TWO BANDS.  DT IS 2.5 BASED ON .4 BANDING. PT IS 2.5. MET IS
1.5. FT IS 2.5 BASED ON DT. 
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60NM.
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THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/1400Z
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GALLINA/SPAMPATA
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