TXPS28 KNES 210310


A.  17P (ATU)

B.  21/0232Z

C.  18.2S

D.  169.9E

E.  ONE/MTSAT

F.  T5.0/6.0/W1.0/12HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/AMSU

H.  REMARKS...INNER EYEWALL FEATURE LOOKS AS IF IT HAS BECOME BETTER
ORGANIZED WITH A RECENT BURST OF DEEP CONVECTION AROUND THE CENTER AT
THE 0232Z IMAGE MAKING A PINHOLE EYE FEATURE IN EIR AND VIS.  BY USING
EITHER EYE METHOD...USING BLACK EMBEDDED IN LG WITH A CMG RING OR EMBEDDED
CENTER IN LG BOTH YIELD DT OF 4.5. MET IS 5.0 BASED ON SLIGHT WEAKENING
FROM YESTERDAY AS TOPS HAVE WARMED AND BECOME MORE RAGGED THAN 24HRS
AGO. PT IS 5.0. THOUGH BOTH DT METHODS ARE 4.5...BOTH ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE
(LESS THAN 5NMI) FROM BEING DT OF 5.0...SO DT IS DISREGARDED FOR THIS
CLASSIFICATION AND FT IS BASED ON MET.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    20/2224Z 17.9S 169.9E AMSU


...GALLINA