TXPN21 KNES 180946
SIMWIR

A.  15W (CHOI-WAN)

B.  18/0830Z

C.  24.7N

D.  138.9E

E.  ONE/MTSAT

F.  T5.5/6.0/W0.5/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS

H.  REMARKS...EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLE CONTINUES AS INNER EYE SHOWS
WEAKENING WITH WARMING CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES AND NARROWING OF EYEWALL
WIDTH..ESPECIALLY ON WESTERN EDGE AS CONFIRMED BY RECENT MICROWAVE
IMAGERY. VERY BROAD OUTER EYE IS QUITE SYMMETRIC AND UNBROKEN IN
MTSAT IR AND MICROWAVE IMAGERY. DT WAS CALCULATED BASED ON INNER EYE
FEATURES. DT=5.5 BASED ON OW EYE TEMPERATURE WITH NO EYE ADJUSTMENT BUT
1.5 ADDED FOR BANDING. MET=5.0 AND PT=5.5. FT BASED ON DT.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...RUMINSKI