TXPN23 KNES 010906 SIMWIR A. 26W (NIDA) B. 01/0830Z C. 20.5N D. 137.7E E. THREE/MTSAT F. T4.5/4.5/S0.0/24HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR/AMSU H. REMARKS...NIDA CONTINUES TO HAVE A WELL DEFINED CIRCULATION BUT HAS RECENTLY SEEN A BURST OF STRONG CONVECTION ON NEARLY 80 PCT OF THE EYEWALL BUT A WEAK BREAK ON THE WESTERN SIDE LEAVES DT DETERMINATION A BIT TRICKY. CANNOT REALLY CALL APPEARANCE EYE TYPE CONSIDERING WARMEST PIXELS ARE IN WESTERN EYEWALL...SO EMBEDDED CENTER YIELDS 4.0 FOR DT IN MG. MET IS 5.0 BASED ON SLIGHTLY BETTER APPEARANCE SINCE YESTERDAY. PT IS 4.5 FT BASED ON PT. I. ADDL POSITIONS 01/0406Z 20.4N 137.7E AMSU ...GALLINA