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A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (93B)

B.  24/2030Z

C.  6.6N

D.  83.1E

E.  FIVE/MET-7

F.  T1.0/1.0/D1.0/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR

H.  REMARKS...INITIAL CLASSIFICATION FOR THIS SYSTEM. CLASSIFYING THIS
LATE SINCE ORGANIZATION FOR THIS SYSTEM HAS IMPROVED SINCE THIS TIME AND
IS APPROACHING COAST OF SRI LANKA. ASCAT PASS FROM 1610Z SHOWED A WELL
DEFINED CIRCULATION AND A SUBSEQUENT GCOM PASS CONFIRMED WELL DEFINED
BANDS CURVING INTO AREA OF DEEP CONVECTION NEAR CENTER. 2 TENTHS BANDING
GIVES DT=1.0. MET AND PT AGREE. FT IS BASED ON DT.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...RUMINSKI