TXXS21 KNES 210317


A.  16S (DIANNE)

B.  21/0232Z

C.  25.6S

D.  103.5E

E.  THREE/MTSAT

F.  T3.0/4.0/W1.5/12HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/TMI/SSMIS

H.  REMARKS...AFTER A SLIGHT WESTWARD JOG 6 TO 12 HRS AGO...DIANNE APPEARS
TO BE MOVING SW AGAIN AND WITH VISIBLE IMAGERY CONFIDENCE IN LLC IS MUCH
GREATER THAN 6HRS AGO BEING FOOLED BY A FALSE EYE FEATURE.  SHEAR METHOD
YIELDS DT OF 3.0 FOR LLC BEING .32 DEGREES FROM DEEP CONVECTION. MET
IS 3.0 FOR RAPID WEAKENING FROM EYE PATTERN YESTERDAY AND PT IS 3.0 AS
WELL. FT BASED ON DT. CI IS LOWERED TO 4.0 PER WEAKENING RULES OF NO
GREATER THAN ONE T NUMBER DIFFERENCE FROM FT EVEN THOUGH 12HR FT WAS 4.5.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    20/2039Z 24.9S 104.8E TMI
    20/2317Z 25.0S 104.0E SSMIS


...GALLINA