WWPS20 KNES 221409
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN MTSAT IRNITE   
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MARCH 22 2006    1333Z
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17.8S 153.9E     T4.0/4.5/W0.5/06HRS     WATI(18P)
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PAST POSITIONS...17.9S 153.9E   22/0233Z VIS/IRDAY
                 17.5S 154.1E   21/1330Z IRNIGHT
ADDL POSITIONS...18.0S 153.5E   22/0715Z TRMM 85/37
                 17.8S 153.9E   22/1030Z SSMI 85
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REMARKS...CONVECTION HAS WARMED AND DECREASED IN COVERAGE OVER
THE LAST FEW HOURS...THOUGH A GOOD CIRCULATION IS QUITE EVIDENT. 
SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE INGESTED SOME DRY AIR ON THE NORTH
SIDE...AS CONVECTION IS RELEGATED TO THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.
CENTER IS EMBEDDED IN MG FOR A DT OF 4.0 THOUGH BANDING WOULD BE
LESS THAN 1.0. MET IS 4.0. PT IS 3.5. FT IS 4.0 BASED ON DT/MET.
CI IS HELD AT 4.5 PER WEAKENING RULES. 
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NM.
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THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 22/2200Z.  
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FOR AREAL DISPLAY OF RAINFALL POTENTIAL SEE OUR WEB SITE AT
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GALLINA
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