WWIO21 KNES 020953

A.  21S (OPHELIA)

B.  02/0830Z

C.  16.5S

D.  120.4E

E.  FIVE/MTSAT

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

G.  IR/EIR/VIS

H.  REMARKS...BANDING EYE THAT HAD DEVELOPED 6 HOURS AGO IS NO LONGER
EVIDENT. SYSTEM REMAINS RATHER SMALL WITH CDO PATTERN NOW SEEN. CDO
DIAMETER IS 1.25 DEGREES WITH .5 ADDED FOR BANDING (MARGINALLY) GIVING
DT=3.5. MET AND PT=4.0. FT=4.0 BASED ON MET AND PT BUT CONTINUE TO FEEL
THAT SYSTEM IS MARGINAL/WEAK T4.0. 22Z QUIKSCAT PASS WAS SHOWING A FEW
RAIN FLAGGED 50 KT VECTORS...RUMINSKI