WWPN20 KNES 141527
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
MTSAT IRNIGHT WEST PACIFIC OCEAN
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AUGUST 14 2006   1433Z
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26.9N 138.5E     T3.5/3.5/D1.0/24HRS     WUKONG (11W)
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PAST POSITIONS...26.4N 137.1E  14/0233Z  VIS/IRDAY
                 26.0N 137.9E  13/1433Z  IRNIGHT
ADDL POSITIONS...26.3N 138.1E  14/0747Z  AMSU 89
                 26.7N 138.4E  14/1022Z  SSMI 85
                 26.6N 138.3E  14/1029Z  SSMIS 91
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REMARKS...CONVECTION OF WUKONG LOOKING BETTER IN BOTH INTENSITY
AND CURVATURE. .8 WAS MEASURED FOR A DT OF 3.5. PT IS 3.5 AND MET
IS 3.5. FT IS 3.5 BASED ON DT. 
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60NM.
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20.2N 133.2E     T3.0/3.0/D1.5/24HRS     SONAMU (12W)
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PAST POSITIONS...18.2N 130.7E  14/0233Z  VIS/IRDAY
                 17.4N 126.9E  13/1433Z  IRNIGHT
ADDL POSITIONS...19.2N 132.0E  14/0933Z  SSMI 85/37
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REMARKS...MICROWAVE IMAGERY SHOWED AN EYE PATTERN AT 0933Z BUT IR
PATTERN ONLY HINTS AT WEAK WARM TOPPED CONVECTION ON THE NORTH
AND EAST SIDE WITH LIMITED CONVECTION ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE. 
LOG10 MEASURES .55 FOR A DT OF 2.5. SHEAR FROM WUKONG COULD LEAD
TO A SHEAR PATTERN RESULTING IN A DT OF 3.0. PT IS 3.0. MET IS
2.5. FT IS 3.0 BASED ON PT AND SHEAR DT. 
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60NM.
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