TXXS23 KNES 241810
TCSSIO

A.  17P (GILLIAN)

B.  24/1732Z

C.  18.2S

D.  103.7E

E.  FIVE/MTSAT

F.  T4.5/5.5/W2.5/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/SWIR/SSMIS/AMSU

H.  REMARKS...SUITE OF MI DATA GIVES MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF LOW
LEVEL STRUCTURE. IT APPEARS THAT AN ELONGATION FROM NW TO SE IS OCCURRING
WITH AN EYE-LIKE FEATURE SEEN IN 85-89GHZ AT THE SE PORTION OF THE TROF.
THIS IS COLLOCATED WITH COLDEST/PERSISTENT CONVECTION TYPICAL OF A
SHEARING SYSTEM...AND SO SHEAR TYPE IS USED FOR DT WHICH YIELDS A 3.5
BEING 1/3 OF DEGREE WITHIN CONVECTION. MET IS RAPID WEAKENING FOR 5.5 BUT
IS STILL MUCH TOO HIGH AND REJECTED. PT IS LIMITED TO 5.0 AS IT COULD
NOT BE LOWER THAN .5 FROM MET AND IS LIKEWISE REJECTED. AS SUCH FT IS
BASED ON WEAKENING CONSTRAINTS OF 2.5 IN 24HRS...AND SO IS 4.5. CI IS
HELD AT 5.5. PER WEAKENING RULES.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    24/1317Z 18.0S 103.8E SSMIS
    24/1455Z 18.0S 103.7E AMSU


...GALLINA