TXXS24 KNES 170845


A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (95S)

B.  17/0830Z

C.  16.5S

D.  94.9E

E.  THREE/MET-7

F.  T1.0/1.5/W0.5/06HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/AMSU

H.  REMARKS...LLC IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED AND BECOMING LESS DEFINED WITH A
FEW INNER CU BANDS EVAPORATING IN THE LAST FEW IMAGES.  A SMALL CONVECTIVE
CLUSTER IS ABOUT 90KM TO THE SSE BUT IS TOO SMALL FOR SHEAR METHOD BUT
DOES MEASURE ABOUT .15 TO .2 ON LOG10 FOR GENEROUS DT OF 1.0. MET IS
0.5 AND PT IS 1.0 FT IS BASED ON DT.  POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 20 NM
(37 KM). CI IS HELD AT 1.5 PER WEAKENING RULES.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    17/0231Z 15.9S 95.4E AMSU


...GALLINA