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A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (98S)

B.  17/0232Z

C.  14.7S

D.  77.6E

E.  FIVE/MTSAT

F.  T2.5/2.5/D1.5/18HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS

H.  REMARKS...PLEASE NOTE: DATA OUTAGE FOR METEOSAT-7 LOCALLY...USING
MTSAT FOR CLASSIFICATION...AS SUCH THE CONFIDENCE IN CENTER POSITION
IS LOW.  STILL PRIOR TO OUTAGE (0130Z) PERSISTENT LARGE CDO/ROUND
CONVECTIVE CLUSTER HAS MAINTAINED ITSELF WELL AND HAS BEEN MEASURED
BEFORE THE OUTAGE AND CONTINUING THROUGH 0232 MTSAT IMAGERY FOR DT OF
2.5. MET IS 2.0. PT IS 2.5. FT BASED ON DT.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...GALLINA