WWIO21 KNES 070335
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN METEOSAT 7 IRNIGHT
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FEBRUARY 07 2007  0230Z
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21.7S 63.5E       T2.0/3.0/W1.0/24HRS   DORA (10S)         

PAST POSITIONS...20.5S 64.5E   06/1430Z   IRNIGHT
                 20.3S 65.0E   06/0230Z   VIS/IRDAY
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REMARKS...DORA'S SATELLITE PRESENTATION CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS
CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES SHOW GRADUAL WARMING AND DECREASE IN AREAL
COVERAGE. SYSTEM IS ALSO OPENING UP NOW WITH LLCC NO LONGER
EMBEDDED IN CONVECTION BUT RATHER MAINLY OPEN IN THE WESTERN
SEMICIRCLE. RECENT AMSU PASS FROM 2255Z AIDED IN DETERMINING
POSITION. DT=3.0 BASED ON 6 TENTHS BANDING BUT PT AND MET=2.0.
FT=2.0 BASED ON MET AND PT..BUT HAVE KEPT CI AT 3.0 IN DEFERENCE
TO DT AND ACTIVE CONVECTIVE BAND IN EASTERN SEMICIRCLE WHERE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. A 0119Z QUIKSCAT PASS SHOWED
A BROAD AREA OF 30-35 KT WINDS OUTSIDE OF CONVECTIVE
BAND...MAINLY DUE TO SYNOPTIC ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE FEEL THAT
THIS WOULD SUPPORT HIGHER WINDS IN CONVECTIVE BAND INDICATED BY
CI=3.0. 
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NM.

THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1000Z.   
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