TXXS23 KNES 180019 TCSSIO A. 12S (GIOVANNA) B. 17/2330Z C. 26.5S D. 43.1E E. ONE/MET-7 F. T4.0/4.0/D1.0/24HRS G. IR/EIR H. REMARKS...GIOVANNA HAS NOW FORMED AN EYE WITH MG SURROUNDING TEMP (4.5). NO EYE ADJUSTMENT BASED ON MG RING TEMP AND OW EYE BUT SUBTRACTED .5 FOR RAGGED EYE FOR DT=4.0. MET=4.0 AND PT AGREES. CIMSS SATCOM FROM EARLIER (13Z) WAS SHOWING GOOD WARM CORE ANOMALY IN NOAA-15 AMSU CROSS SECTION AND EXPERIMENTAL ESTIMATED MSLP OF 981MB. CONVECTION HAS INCREASED SINCE THAT TIME WITH EYE FORMATION. FT IS BASED ON DT. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...RUMINSKI