TXXS24 KNES 171740 TCSSIO A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (97S) B. 17/1730Z C. 11.9S D. 58.1E E. FIVE/MET-7 F. T1.0/1.0/D1.0/24HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR/SSMIS H. REMARKS...MI DATA SHOWS LARGE LOW LEVEL CURVED BAND DENOTING THE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF LOW LEVEL ENE JET... ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS INTERFACE IS THE ROTOR WHICH IS SERVING AS THE LLC. LARGE CLUSTER OF CONVECTION DOWNWIND AT CONVERGENT SIDE OF THE LLC HAS MAINTAINED ITSELF WELL WITH GOOD OUTFLOW EVEN THOUGH IT IS RAPIDLY MOVING WEST. DT IS 1.0 BASED ON SHEAR MATRIX WHERE LOW LEVEL CLOUD FEATURES ARE ILL-DEFINED THOUGH SPIRAL IN NATURE (USING SWIR FROM MSG)...STILL GIVEN UNCERTAINTY OF METHOD IN THIS INITIAL STAGE THE DT IS REJECTED. THE MET IS 1.0. THE PT IS A 1.0. FT IS BASED ON MET. I. ADDL POSITIONS 17/1420Z 11.7S 59.0E SSMIS ...GALLINA