TXPQ29 KNES 221515
TCSWNP

A.  10W (MATMO)

B.  22/1432Z

C.  22.7N

D.  121.6E

E.  THREE/MTSAT

F.  T4.5/4.5/D0.5/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/SWIR/SSMIS/AMSU

H.  REMARKS...THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT INTENSITY DETERMINATION. A SMALL
MOAT OF MG TO THE WEST OF THE CENTER CAUSES HAVOC FOR DT METHODOLOGY...NOT
TECHNICALLY AN EYE BUT EMBEDDED CENTER IN MG IS A 4.0 APPEARS MUCH TOO
WEAK GIVEN BANDING CLEARLY OVER 1.3 USING SWIR AND EIR LOOP YIELDS A
4.5. IF THE MG AREA WAS BELIEVED TO BE AN EYE THAT METHOD WOULD YIELD
A 5.0.  AS SUCH THE DT OF 4.0 IS REJECTED DUE TO INCONSISTENCY.  MET IS
SLOW TRENDING FOR 4.5. PT IS 4.5 THOUGH NEARING 5.0 AS SUCH FT IS 4.5
BASED ON MET THOUGH THE INTENSITY IS CLEARLY ON THE HIGH SIDE OF T4.5.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    22/0840Z 22.0N 122.2E SSMIS
    22/0924Z 22.2N 122.2E SSMIS
    22/1050Z 22.4N 122.2E SSMIS
    22/1249Z 22.6N 121.7E AMSU
    22/1342Z 22.7N 121.6E AMSU


...GALLINA