WWIO21 KNES 020337

A.  21S (OPHELIA)

B.  02/0230Z

C.  16.3S

D.  121.2E

E.  THREE/MTSAT

F.  T4.0/4.0/D1.5/24HRS

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

H.  REMARKS...BANDING TYPE EYE HAS DEVELOPED IN THE EIR AND HAS BEEN
SEEN OVER THE LAST FEW IMAGES. OW EYE EMBEDDED IN OW FOR EYE NO. OF
4.0. NO ADJ FOR DG RING...FOR A DT OF 4.0. DT COULD BE MEASURED BY
BANDING AND WOULD ONLY YIELD 3.5 FOR .9 OR .95 BANDING IN VIS AND EIR
RESPECTFULLY...SO BASED ON THIS PT IS 3.5 PLUS. MET IS 3.5. FT IS GOING
TO BE 4.0 BASED ON DT AND MI PATTERN BUT LET IT BE KNOWN THAT IT WAS A
DIFFICULT DECISION TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PT AND DT...GALLINA

ADDL POSITIONS...16.0S 121.8E  01/2057Z  AMSU 89
                 16.3S 121.5E  01/2209Z  SSMI 85
                 16.2S 121.5E  01/2309Z  SSMIS 91