TXXS23 KNES 171754 TCSSIO A. 09S (DELIWE) B. 17/1730Z C. 25.2S D. 40.8E E. THREE/MET-9 F. T1.5/2.5/W1.5/12HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR/AMSU/SSMIS/WINDSAT H. REMARKS...DELIWE APPEARS TO BE GOING THROUGH THE MIDDLE STAGES OF EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION WITH A TIGHTLY BOUND INNER CORE/LLC SEEN WELL IN MSG SWIR MOVING WESTWARD SIMILAR TO AN OCCLUDING FRONTAL SYSTEM. SIMILAR PATTERN IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE AS WELL. HOWEVER FOR THIS CLASSIFICATION A DT OF 1.5 CAN BE MEASURES THROUGH MULTIPLE TECHNIQUES... .3 BANDING AND SHEAR WITH LLC 1.25 DEGREES FROM LLC. MET IS 1.5 FOR WEAKENING TREND AND PT IS 1.5 AS WELL. SO FT IS 1.5 BASED ON DT. CI IS HELD AT 2.5 PER WEAKENING RULES OF BEING 1.0 GREATER THAN FT EVEN THOUGH HIGHEST FT WITHIN THE LAST 12HRS WAS 3.0. I. ADDL POSITIONS 17/1346Z 24.8S 41.4E AMSU 17/1458Z 25.1S 41.1E SSMIS 17/1517Z 25.2S 41.2E WINDSAT ...GALLINA