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