WWPN20 KNES 221530
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
WEST PACIFIC OCEAN MTSAT IRNIGHT
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MAY 22 2007      1433Z
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29.5N 151.2E     ST3.0/3.5/W1.5/24HRS    YUTU (02W)
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PAST POSITIONS...26.4N 145.6E  22/0233Z  VIS/IRDAY
                 24.3N 140.5E  21/1433Z  IRNIGHT
ADDL POSITIONS...28.6N 148.9E  22/0953Z  SSMIS 91/37
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REMARKS...YUTU ACCELERATING TOWARD THE NE AND BECOMING LESS
TROPICAL IN APPEARANCE WITH CONVECTION ALONG APPARENT COLD FRONT
AND APPARENT BAROCLINIC SHIELD DEVELOPING ON THE N AND NE SIDE. 
STILL PHASE DIAGRAMS AND DEVELOPING CONVECTION (MUCH LIKE A SHEAR
PATTERN) SUGGEST THERE IS STILL ENOUGH OF A TROPICAL APPEARANCE
TO WARRANT AN ST CLASSIFICATION OF 3.0 AT THIS TIME.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NMI.
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THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 22/2200Z.
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FOR AREAL DISPLAY OF RAINFALL POTENTIAL SEE OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/TROP/TRAP.HTML
ALL LOWER CASE LETTERS EXCEPT PS/TROP
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GALLINA
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