TXXS23 KNES 281846
TCSSIO

A.  04S (KATE)

B.  28/1730Z

C.  14.4S

D.  92.3E

E.  THREE/MET-7

F.  T4.0/4.5/W0.5/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/SSMIS

H.  REMARKS...EYE HAD BECOME COMPLETELY OBSCURED AFTER LAST CLASSIFICATION
BUT HAS NOW RE-APPEARED AND IS CLOUD FILLED. MICROWAVE IMAGE FROM 1328Z
SHOWED WELL DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH ALL CORE DEEP CONVECTION
IN WESTERN SEMICIRCLE...SO CURRENT EYE FEATURE MAY BE OPEN IN SOUTHERN
SEMICIRCLE BASED ON LATEST IR IMAGERY. SURROUNDING TEMP OF MG WITH DG EYE
AND MG RING TEMP GIVES DT=4.0. MET=4.0 BASED ON 24 HOUR SLOW WEAKENING
TREND. PT=4.0. FT IS BASED ON DT.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    28/1328Z 14.0S 92.6E SSMIS


...RUMINSKI