TXPZ23 KNES 141820 TCSENP A. 03E (CRISTINA) B. 14/1800Z C. 19.5N D. 111.5W E. FIVE/GOES-W F. T2.5/3.5/W2.0/18HRS G. IR/EIR/VIS/SSMIS/WINDSAT H. REMARKS...CHRISTINA ALMOST DEVOID OF CONVECTION WITH ONLY A SMALL CLUSTER OF WARM CONVECTION ON THE NW SIDE OF THE LLC...THIS MAKES DT DETERMINATION INCONSISTENT...BUT USING SHEAR MATRIX FOR GOOD TIGHT CU/LOW LEVEL FEATURES...CONVECTION NEAR THE CENTER BUT CONVECTION TOO SMALL TO ALLOW DT GREATER THAN 2.5... DT IS SET AT 2.0 BUT IS REJECTED. MET IS RAPID WEAKENING TREND AND 3.0 BUT THIS ALSO IS TOO HIGH GIVEN LOW OF CONVECTION AND IS LIKEWISE REJECTED. PT IS 2.5 AS IT CANNOT BE LOWER THAN .5 FROM THE MET. FT IS 2.5 BASED ON PT BUT ALSO COULD NOT BE LOWER DUE TO WEAKENING RULES. CI IS LOWERED TO 3.5 PER WEAKENING RULES THAT REQUIRE VALUE TO BE NO GREATER THAN 1.0 MORE THAN THE FT EVEN THOUGH THE 12HR FT WAS 4.0. I. ADDL POSITIONS 14/1231Z 19.3N 111.1W SSMIS 14/1318Z 19.4N 111.2W SSMIS 14/1339Z 19.3N 111.2W WINDSAT 14/1554Z 19.4N 111.3W SSMIS ...GALLINA