TXXS23 KNES 090102
TCSSIO
CCA

A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (98S)

B.  09/0000Z

C.  13.8S

D.  67.8E

E.  FIVE/MET-7

F.  T2.0/2.0/D0.5/12HRS

G.  IR/EIR

H.  REMARKS...CORRECTED TO INDICATE MET=2.0 AS OPPOSED TO DT.  LIMITED
MICROWAVE IMAGERY FOR THIS FIX. SATELLITE PRESENTATION IS IMPRESSIVE
IN BOTH ANIMATED IR AND 2123Z AMSU MICROWAVE. BOTH SHOW TWO WELL
DEFINED HOOKING COLD CONVECTIVE BANDS WRAPPING INTO BALL OF CENTRAL
DEEP CONVECTION. HAVE PLACED LOW LEVEL CENTER JUST EAST OF CENTER OF
CORE OF CENTRAL CONVECTION WITH A HINT OF WEAK EASTERLY SHEAR. 6 TENTHS
BANDING GIVES UNREALISTICALLY HIGH DT=3.0 WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF WHITE
BAND. MET=2.0 AND PT=2.5. FT IS BASED ON CONSTRAINTS.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...RUMINSKI