TXPN21 KNES 092104 SIMWIR A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (96W) B. 09/2030Z C. 20.3N D. 111.5E E. FIVE/MTSAT F. T2.0/2.0/D0.5/24HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR/AMSRE/AMSU H. REMARKS...1419Z ASCAT PASS SHOWS THAT SOME SORT OF LLC CAN BE SEEN JUST OFFSHORE OF HAINAN AND SUBSEQUENT AMSRE/AMSU PASSES SHOW N-S BANDING FEATURES ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE COMPLEX AND ENE-WSW BANDING FEATURES ON THE NORTH SIDE. THIS IS INDICATIVE THAT THE LLC IS NE OF THE ISLAND BUT COULD BE SOME SORT OF HYBRID WITH A FORMER BAROCLINIC FRONTAL ZONE ENHANCED BY A OFFSHORE CONVERGENCE ZONE PARALLEL TO THE SE CHINESE COASTLINE. STILL CONVECTION HAS BEEN PERSISTENT AND STRONG WARRANTING CLASSIFICATION... BANDING METHOD YIELDS DT OF 2.0 FOR BROKEN .5 ON LOG10 SPIRAL. MET IS 2.5. PT IS 2.0 WITH UNCLEAR DT AND MET (DUE TO LAND INTERACTION) THE FT BASED ON PT. I. ADDL POSITIONS 09/1756Z 20.4N 111.5E AMSRE 09/1821Z 20.5N 111.8E AMSU ...GALLINA