WWPS20 KNES 030953
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN MTSAT IRNIGHT
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MARCH 3 2007  0833Z    
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17.6S 157.1E     T2.5/2.5/D1.5/24HRS     ODETTE (93P)
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PAST POSITIONS...17.9S 154.4E    02/2033Z   VIS/IRDAY
                 16.9S 152.7E    02/0833Z   IRNIGHT
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REMARKS...POSITION OF LOW LEVEL CENTER REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT
JUMP TO THE EAST FROM PREVIOUS LOCATIONS. CURRENT LOCATION BASED
ON PROXIMITY TO RECENT CONVECTIVE FLARE-UP. LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION
MAY BE BROAD AND ELONGATED ALONG EAST/WEST AXIS WHICH WOULD BE
SUPPORTED BY 06Z SHIP OBSERVATIONS. 
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MARKED INCREASE IN CONVECTION NOTED FROM 24 HOURS AGO. 4 TENTHS
BANDING MEASURED ON LOG10 SPIRAL GIVING DT=2.5. PT=2.5 AND
MET=2.0. FT=2.5 BASED ON DT AND PT.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60 NMI.
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THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/1600Z.      
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RUMINSKI/ZHONG
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