TXIO29 KNES 250149 TCSNIO 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