WWIO21 KNES 020843

A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (94S)

B.  02/0830Z

C.  20.9S

D.  35.8E

E.  THREE/MET-7

F.  T1.5/1.5/D1.0/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/SSMIS/WINDSAT/QSCAT

H.  REMARKS...CIRCULATION IS WELL DEFINED IN WIND FIELD PER QSCAT AND MI
DATA ALONG WITH CONVENTIONAL LOOPS FROM GEOSTATIONARY...THOUGH APPEARANCE
IS STILL ELONGATED AND HAS SOME FRONTAL FEATURES...STILL CENTER HAS
CONVECTION THAT IS TIGHT TO THE CIRCULATION AND WRAPS .35 FOR DT OF
2.0. STILL MET IS 1.5 AND THOUGH CURRENT BANDING IS NICE...SYSTEM IS
STILL QUITE ELONGATED FOR PT OF 1.5. FT OF 1.5 BASED ON MET...GALLINA

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    02/0251Z 20.5S 35.4E SSMIS
    02/0259Z 20.5S 35.5E WINDSAT
    02/0401Z 20.5S 35.7E QSCAT
    02/0402Z 20.7S 35.7E SSMI
    02/0522Z 20.6S 35.7E SSMIS