TXXS24 KNES 050616
TCSSIO

A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (94S)

B.  05/0532Z

C.  4.7S

D.  126.7E

E.  FIVE/MTSAT

F.  T1.0/1.0/D1.0/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/TMI

H.  REMARKS...AREA OF PERSISTENT CONVECTION IN THE BANDA SEA FOR OVER
12HRS HAS A VERY GOOD APPEARANCE IN VISIBLE LOOP AND 0320Z TRMM PASS.
CANNOT CONFIRM SFC CIRCULATION BUT THERE ARE INDICATION PER SFC
REPORTS...STILL CLOUD SYSTEM HAS GOOD ENOUGH CURVATURE AND CYCLONIC
APPEARANCE TO WARRANT INITIAL CLASSIFICATION.  BANDING IS MEASURED AT
.2 ON LOG10 SPIRAL FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS FOR DT OF 1.0. MET AND PT ALSO
ARE 1.0 AND SO FT IS BASED ON DT.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    05/0320Z 4.6S 127.0E TMI


...GALLINA