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A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (97S)

B.  15/0232Z

C.  19.3S

D.  112.8E

E.  FIVE/MTSAT

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

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/SSMI/SSMIS/TMI

H.  REMARKS...MICROWAVE SUITE SHOWS GOOD CURVED BANDS AND VISIBLE IMAGERY
LOOP SHOWS LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION QUITE WELL EVEN THOUGH SYSTEM IS RAPIDLY
MOVING WEST.  STILL EIR IS NOT VERY IMPRESSIVE WITH .2 BANDING MEASURED
FOR DT OF 1.0. MET IS 1.5. PT IS 2.0 GIVEN VIS PATTERN. FT BASED ON MET.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    14/2032Z 18.6S 114.5E SSMI
    14/2135Z 18.6S 114.1E SSMIS
    14/2300Z 18.7S 113.8E TMI
    15/0041Z 19.0S 113.5E SSMIS


...GALLINA