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A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (98S)

B.  14/0830Z

C.  11.6S

D.  86.2E

E.  FIVE/MET-7

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

G.  IR/EIR/VIS

H.  REMARKS...WITH SLIGHT WEAKENING OF THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CDO
FEATURE THE LOW LEVEL CENTER HAS BECOME READILY APPARENT...BUT WITH
A BIT OF WEAKENING BANDING CAN ONLY BE MEASURED TO .25 BANDING FOR DT
OF 1.5. SHEAR METHOD WOULD YIELD UNREALISTIC DT OF 2.5 FOR .75 DEGREES
FROM DEEP CONVECTION SO SHEAR METHOD WAS DISREGARDED. MET IS 1.5. PT IS
1.5. FT BASED ON DT.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...GALLINA