WWPS20 KNES 170932
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN FY2C   IRNIGHT
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APRIL 17 2006  0800Z   
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12.2S 150.0E      T3.0/3.0/D2.0/24HRS     MONICA(23P)  
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PAST POSITIONS....10.7S 150.5E   16/2000Z   VIS/IRDAY
                   8.6S 152.1E   16/0833Z   IRNIGHT
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REMARKS....MONICA HAS DEVELOPED RAPIDLY FROM 24 HOURS PREVIOUS.
HAVE CONTINUED TO USE LAST AVAILABLE VIS IMAGERY FOR CDO PATTERN
(IR CALIBRATION 25-30 DEGREES C COLDER THAN MODIS TERRA). FY2C
VIS IMAGERY SHOWING IRREGULAR CDO GREATER THAN 1.5 DEGREES
DIAMETER WITH .5 BANDING GIVING DT=3.5. MOST RECENT AMSU
MICROWAVE IMAGERY FROM 0513Z NOT QUITE AS IMPRESSIVE AS EARLIER
PASS WITH DECREASE IN OUTER BANDING BUT CORE CONVECTION REMAINING
SIMILAR. SEVERAL EXPERIMENTAL AMSU INTENSITY ESTIMATES PAST 6
HOURS CLUSTERED AROUND T3.0. 
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60 NMI.
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THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/1600Z.               
                    
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