TXNT26 KNES 160602 TCSNTL A. 12L (JOSE) B. 16/0545Z C. 27.8N D. 71.4W E. THREE/GOES-E F. T4.0/4.0/D0.5/24HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR/GMI H. REMARKS...CONVENTIONAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A RATHER TIGHT GRADIENT IN CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM, WHICH SUGGESTS THE IMPACT OF SHEAR. IN FACT, RECENT GMI DATA SHOWED A DISPLACEMENT OF THE LL CENTER SW OF THE MID LEVEL CENTER. GMI DATA ALSO SHOWED AN EYEWALL THAT WAS OPEN IN THE WEST. CENTER IS EMBEDDED IN LG RESULTING IN A DT OF 4.5. MET IS 4.5 BASED ON 24 HOUR DEVELOPMENT TREND BUT WAS ADJUSTED DOWN IN DERIVING THE PT GIVEN THE AFOREMENTIONED EVIDENCE OF SHEAR. FT IS BASED ON PT DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THE DT ON THE PRECISE CENTER LOCATION. I. ADDL POSITIONS 16/0346Z 27.5N 71.3W GMI ...TURK