WWPN20 KNES 061527
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
MTSAT IRNIGHT WEST PACIFIC OCEAN
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AUGUST 06 2006   1433Z
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16.9N 141.1E     T5.0/5.0/D1.5/24HRS      SAOMAI (08W)
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PAST POSITIONS...15.0N 143.5E  06/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
                 12.5N 146.0E  05/1433Z   IRNIGHT
ADDL POSITIONS...16.1N 142.4E  06/0734Z   AMSU 89
                 16.3N 142.0E  06/1026Z   SSMIS 91
                 16.3N 141.9E  06/1042Z   SSMI 85
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REMARKS...MI SHOWS EYE THOUGH IR DOES NOT SHOW A WARM SPOT OR EYE
JUST YET THE TOPS A VERY COLD AND THE CDO IS VERY LARGE AND
SYMMETRIC AT 2.5 TO 3 DEGREES WIDE. CENTER IS MORE THAN .7
DEGREES INSIDE WHITE FOR A DT OF 5.0. PT IS 5.0. MET IS 4.5. FT
IS 5.0 BASED ON DT.    
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60NM.
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28.4N 140.3E     T3.0/3.5/W0.5/06HRS      MARIA (09W)
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PAST POSITIONS...27.2N 142.0E  06/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
                 26.3N 144.2E  05/1433Z   IRNIGHT
ADDL POSITIONS...27.9N 140.9E  06/0737Z   AMSU 89
                 28.1N 140.9E  06/1029Z   SSMIS 91
                 28.1N 140.8E  06/1045Z   SSMI 85
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REMARKS...BANDED EYE FEATURE HAS WEAKENED ON THE SW QUAD DUE TO
SOME INGESTION OF DRY AIR...AND SO NOW ONLY BANDS .7 ON LOG10
SPIRAL MAKING THE DT A 3.0. MET IS 3.0 WITH THE 12HR WEAKENING
TREND AND PT IS 3.0. MAKING FT 3.0 BASED ON DT. CI IS HELD AT 3.5
PER WEAKENING RULES.  
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40NM.
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22.5N 129.9E     T3.0/3.0/D0.5/24HRS      BOPHA (10W)
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PAST POSITIONS...21.6N 131.6E  06/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
                 20.8N 131.8E  05/1433Z   IRNIGHT
ADDL POSITIONS...22.3N 130.8E  06/0916Z   AMSU 89
                 22.1N 130.7E  06/0947Z   SSMI 85
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REMARKS...BOPHA IS A VERY RAGGED LOOKING SYSTEM...EITHER WITH A
RAGGED EYE OR A RAGGED BAND ITS FEATURES ARE NOT AS SMOOTH AS
MARIA. BAND WRAPS .6 ON LOG10 FOR A DT OF 3.0. MET IS 3.5. PT IS
3.0. FT IS 3.0 BASED ON DT.  
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40NM.
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THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1400Z
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