WWIO21 KNES 070315
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN MTSAT  VIS/IRDAY
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MARCH 07 2007    0233Z
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15.0S 119.1E     T4.0/4.0/D1.5/12HRS      GEORGE (17S)
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PAST POSITIONS...14.8S 120.4E  06/1433Z   IRNIGHT 
                 14.6S 121.9E  06/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
ADDL POSITIONS...14.9S 119.5E  06/2107Z   AMSU 89
                 15.0S 119.6E  06/2128Z   WINDSAT 37
                 15.0S 119.4E  06/2114Z   SSMI 85
                 15.0S 119.4E  06/2230Z   SSMI 85
                 15.0S 119.4E  06/2343Z   SSMIS 91
                 15.0S 119.2E  07/0050Z   TRMM 85/37
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REMARKS...EYE VERY EVIDENT IN MICROWAVE IMAGERY HUGGING 15S...AND
IS PARTICULARLY STRIKING IN THE 37 GHZ IMAGES.  HOWEVER...VIS/IR
SHOW A BURSTING CLUSTER NEAR THE CENTER WHICH WILL OBSCURE THE
EYE FEATURE. WITH THAT STATED...VIS IMAGERY STILL HAS A VERY
STRONG BANDING FEATURE THAT WRAPS 1.0 ON LOG10 FOR A DT OF 4.0.
PT IS 4.0. MET IS 3.5. FT IS 4.0 BASED ON DT.   
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NMI.
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12.4S 108.1E     T3.0/3.0/D1.0/12HRS      JACOB (18S)
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PAST POSITIONS...13.5S 109.6E  06/1433Z   IRNIGHT
                 14.6S 110.8E  06/0233Z   VIS/IRDAY
ADDL POSITIONS...12.7S 109.0E  06/2318Z   QSCAT AMBIG.
                 12.4S 108.4E  07/0014Z   SSMI 85 
                 12.5S 108.5E  07/0050Z   TRMM 85/37              
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REMARKS...VERY STRONG CONVECTION WITH JACOB HAS BEEN MAINTAINED
FOR NEARLY 12HRS AND VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT THE OUTFLOW FROM
GEORGE IS STILL RESTRICTING CONVECTION ON THE EASTERN
SIDE...THOUGH ITS AFFECTS ARE WANING AS ONLY THE VERY EDGE OF LOW
LEVEL CU BANDS CAN BE SEEN.  THIS WOULD EMBED THE CENTER INTO DG
FOR A SHEAR METHOD OF 3.5 DT AND .8 BANDING WOULD SUPPORT THIS AS
WELL.  PT IS 3.0. MET IS 3.0. FT IS 3.0 BASED ON PT AS VIS SHOWS
SOME RECENT GLACIATION OF CDO.  
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NMI.
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THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1000Z.
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FOR AREAL DISPLAY OF RAINFALL POTENTIAL SEE OUR WEB SITE AT
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GALLINA
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