WWPN20 KNES 091600
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
MTSAT IRNIGHT WEST PACIFIC OCEAN
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AUGUST 09 2006   1433Z
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25.7N 124.5E     T7.0/7.0/D2.0/24HRS      SAOMAI (08W)
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PAST POSITIONS...24.2N 127.6E  09/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
                 22.7N 130.7E  08/1433Z   IRNIGHT
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REMARKS...WMG EYE SURROUNDED BY WHITE RING WITH 1.0 ADDED FOR EYE
FEATURE YIELDING A DT OF 7.0. PT =7.0 AND MET = 6.5. FINAL-T IS
BASED ON DT AND PT.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30NM.
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36.4N 142.6E     T2.0/2.5/W1.0/24HRS      MARIA (09W)
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PAST POSITIONS...35.1N 140.5E  09/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
                 33.7N 137.3E  08/1433Z   IRNIGHT
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REMARKS...TRIED TO USE SHEAR PATTERN, BUT YIELDED A MUCH LOWER DT
THEN EXPECTED SO CHARACTERIZED SYSTEM BY USING CURVED BAND
PATTERN YIELDING 4/10 BANDING FOR A DT OF 2.5. PT AND MET = 2.0.
FINAL-T OF 2.0 BASED ON PT AND MET.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60NM.
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22.6N 116.4E     T1.5/2.0/W1.5/24HRS      BOPHA (10W)
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PAST POSITIONS...22.5N 119.4E  09/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
                 23.2N 122.0E  08/1433Z   IRNIGHT
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REMARKS...SYSTEM CLASSIFIED AS A CURVED BAND PATTERN THAT YIELDS
2/10 BANDING FOR A DT OF 1.5. PT =1.5 AND MET = 2.0. FINAL-T OF
1.5 BASED ON DT AND PT.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60NM.
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