TXPQ23 KNES 012224 TCSWNP A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE B. 01/1430Z C. 21.0N D. 116.3E E. THREE/HIMAWARI-8 F. T1.0/1.0/D1.0/24HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR H. REMARKS...ANALYSIS OF MICROWAVE IMAGERY AND SCATTEROMETER DATA FROM METOP-B AT 1350Z REVEALED CLOSED LLC ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER SOUTH OF THE TAIWAN STRAIT. SYSTEM IS CHARACTERIZED BY LOOSELY DEFINED CLOUD LINES ABD A CENTER LESS THAN 1.25 DEGREES FROM A SMALL COLD OVERCAST. THIS RESULTS IN A DT OF 1.0 USING THE SHEAR PATTERN. MET AND PT ARE ALSO 1.0. FT IS BASED ON DT. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...SZATANEK