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SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN - CORRECTION
MTSAT VIS/IRNIGHT WEST PACIFIC OCEAN         
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SEPTEMBER 28 2006     2033Z         
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15.3N 117.8E     T4.5/4.5/S0.0/12HRS        XANGSANE (18W)
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PAST POSITIONS...15.0N 119.8E   28/0833Z    VIS/IRDAY  
                 13.8N 122.0E   27/2033Z    IRNIGHT
ADDL POSITIONS...15.2N 118.3E   28/1830Z    AMSU 89
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REMARKS...CORRECTION TO CLASSIFICATION LINE...FROM OVERLAND TO
T4.5/4.5... AMSU PASS SHOWS LARGE EYE DEVELOPING UNDER THE CIRRUS
THE SYSTEM IS CLEARLY A BANDED EYE FEATURE BUT HOW TO MEASURE IT
IS THE QUESTION. BANDING WOULD GO 1.5 ON LOG10 FOR A DT OF 4.5.
EYE WOULD BE EMBEDDED IN LG WITH NO EYE ADJ (BLACK RING AND MG
EYE) BUT SINCE ITS MAJOR AXIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THE
MINOR AXIS A HALF WOULD BE SUBTRACTED FOR RAGGED EYE FOR A DT OF
4.5...SO EITHER WAY IT TRULY DID NOT MATTER. PT IS 4.5. MET IS
5.0. FT IS 4.5 BASED ON DT...BUT IT IS VERY CLOSE TO 5.0. 
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NMI.
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THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 29/0400Z.
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