TXPS27 KNES 051455


A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (93P)

B.  05/1422Z

C.  22.6S

D.  173.2W

E.  FIVE/GOES-W

F.  T2.0/2.0/D1.5/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/SWIR

H.  REMARKS...WELL DEFINED LLC IN SWIR IS PARTIALLY EXPOSED THOUGH
CIRCULATION IS NEARLY PERFECT ON LOG10 SPIRAL WITH ORIENTATION OF CENTER
CONVECTION ALONG INNER BAND AND WEAK SCATTERED BAND TO THE NORTH IS
ALONG OUTER BAND OF SPIRAL... CDO FEATURE HAS CONVECTION THAT WRAPS
.3 PLUS ON LOG10 FOR DT OF 2.0. SHEAR METHOD IS UNREALISTIC 3.0 GIVEN
RELUCTANCE TO USE SHEAR METHOD ON DEVELOPING TREND AND WARM TOPS TO THE
CDO ITSELF...THOUGH THAT COULD BE DUE MORE POLEWARD LOCATION ATTM. MET
IS 1.5. PT IS 2.0 GIVEN COMPLEXITY OF DT AND MET AT 1.5 (COULD HAVE BEEN
2.0 IF CLASSIFIED AT 1422Z YESTERDAY)...FT BASED ON PT.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...GALLINA