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