WWIO20 KNES 060350

A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (99A)

B.  06/0230Z

C.  19.5N

D.   61.4E

E.  FIVE/MET-7

F.  T2.5/2.5/D1.0/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/SSMI/SSMIS/AMSU

H.  REMARKS...LOW LEVEL CENTER LOCATION MORE DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN
TODAY VS 24 HRS AGO. MICROWAVE IMAGERY SUGGESTS A BROADER CIRCULATION
WITH MULTIPLE CENTERS POSSIBLE. EARLY VIS IMAGERY HELPFUL IN PLACING
CENTER ON EASTERN EDGE OF DEEP CONVECTION. SSMI WIND FIELD ALSO USEFUL
IN LOCATING RELATIVE MIN IN WIND SPEED ASSOCIATED WITH CENTER. SSMI
SHOWS BROAD AREA OF 30-35 KTS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE. 4 TO
5 TENTHS BANDING GIVES DT=2.5 WHICH MATCHES MET AND PT...RUMINSKI