WWPN20 KNES 191540

A.  05W (HALONG)

B.  19/1430Z

C.  24.6N

D.  131.3E

E.  FIVE/MTSAT

F.  T3.0/3.5/W0.5/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/AMSU/WINDSAT/SSMIS

H.  REMARKS...VERY CONFUSING SITUATION WITH REGARD TO LOCATION
OF LLC...AS MICROWAVE PASSES HINT AT DECOUPLING OF THE MIDLEVEL AND
LOWLEVEL CIRCULATIONS. SSMIS AND WINDSAT SHOW MIDLEVEL CIRCULATION VERY
WELL INCLUDING A RAGGED EYE ON SSMIS BUT THEY ALSO HINT AT LLC FURTHER
NW USING NRL COLOR IMAGERY.  EITHER WAY CONVECTION IS WEAKENING IN THE
SHORT TERM AS SHEAR PATTERN YIELDS DT OF 3.0 WITH CENTER .3 DEGREES FROM
DEEP CONVECTION. MET IS 2.5. PT IS 3.0. FT IS  3.0 BASED ON DT/PT. CI
HELD AT 3.5 PER WEAKENING RULES...GALLINA

ADDL POSITIONS...23.1N 129.2E  19/0833Z  AMSU 89  - APPARENT LLC
                 22.9N 129.7E  19/0851Z  WINDSAT 37 – MLC
                 23.6N 130.2E  19/1036Z  SSMIS 91 – MLC/RAGGED EYE
                 24.4N 130.6E  19/1204Z  AMSU 89  - LLC