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