TXPQ27 KNES 182110
TCSWNP

A.  01W (LINGLING)

B.  18/2032Z

C.  7.5N

D.  128.2E

E.  THREE/MTSAT

F.  T1.0/2.0/W1.5/18HRS

G.  IR/EIR/SWIR

H.  REMARKS...SWIR LOOP SHOWS LARGE CYCLONE BUT TIGHTLY CURVED BANDS OF
WARM CU TO DENOTE MAIN CENTER...SO CONFIDENCE IN LOCATION IS QUITE HIGH.
BANDING OF .3 ON LOG10 YIELDS DT OF 1.5 BUT CONVECTION MAY BE RELATED
MAINLY TO FRICTIONAL CONVERGENCE DUE TO SHORELINE RATHER THAN THE CYCLONE
ITSELF...SO DT METHOD IS REJECTED AT THIS TIME. MET IS 1.0. PT IS 1.0. SO
FT IS 1.0 BASED ON MET. CI IS HELD AT 2.0 PER WEAKENING RULES.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...GALLINA