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TCSSIO

A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (99S)

B.  04/1130Z

C.  15.9S

D.  92.3E

E.  THREE/MET-7

F.  T1.5/2.0/W0.5/12HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS

H.  REMARKS...EXPOSED LLC IS BECOMING BETTER DEFINED WITH CURVED NEAR SFC
BANDS BUT PERSISTENT CONVECTIVE CLUSTER THOUGH INTENSIFYING IS MOVING
FURTHER WAY AND IS NOW 1.7 DEGREES FROM LLC FOR DT OF 1.0. MET IS 1.5
FOR STEADY TREND FROM YESTERDAY AND PT AGREES. GIVEN ORGANIZATION OF
CONVECTION AND SOME TCU TO THE SOUTH THE POSSIBILITY OF NEW CONVECTION
NEARER THE LLC IS ALLOWING FOR THE REJECTION OF THE DT IN FAVOR OF THE
MET. FT IS 1.5 BASED ON MET. CI IS HELD AT 2.0 PER WEAKENING RULES.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...GALLINA