WWIO21 KNES 311002
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN 
SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN METEOSAT-7 VIS/IRDAY
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JANUARY 31 2007  0830Z       
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13.8S 65.9E      T4.0/4.5/W0.5/06HRS      DORA (10S)        
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PAST POSITIONS...13.4S 65.7E   30/2030Z   IRNIGHT
                 13.0S 65.4E   30/0830Z   VIS/IRDAY
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REMARKS...DORA APPEARS TO HAVE WEAKENED A BIT PAST 6 HOURS AS
COLD CLOUD TOPS SURROUNDING CENTER HAVE DIMINISHED. ANIMATED
METEOSAT-7 IMAGERY REVEALS CLOUD FILLED RAGGED EYE THAT WAS
PARTIALLY OPEN IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF EYEWALL. THIS
CONFIRMED BY RECENT NASA TRMM PASS FROM 0650Z. DT=4.0 BASED ON «
DEGREE EMBEDDED DISTANCE WITH -0.5 FOR RAGGED EYE AND +0.5 FOR
BANDING FEATURTE. MET=3.5 AND PT=4.0. FT=4.0 BASED ON DT AND PT.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NMI.
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THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 31/1600Z 
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