TXXS23 KNES 250644 TCSSIO A. 17P (GILLIAN) B. 25/0532Z C. 19.8S D. 103.8E E. THREE/MTSAT F. T3.0/4.0/W2.5/24HRS G. IR/EIR/VIS H. REMARKS...SHEAR MATRIX CALCULATION WITH THE INPUT OF CIRCULARLY DEFINED CLOUD LINES, CENTER LT 1.25 DEG FROM OVERCAST, AND A VERY SMALL AREA OF ACTIVE CONEVCTION YIELDS A DT OF 1.0. MET IS LOWERED AT MAXIMUM DOWN TO 4.0 AND PT IS 3.5. FT IS BASED ON CONSTRAINTS LIMITING THE CHANGE IN FT TO 1.5 IN 12RS, 2.0 IN 18HRS, AND 2.5 IN 24HRS. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...RAMIREZ