TXNT28 KNES 281806 TCSNTL A. 14L (LEE) B. 28/1745Z C. 34.3N D. 56.7W E. THREE/GOES-E F. T4.0/4.5/W1.5/24HRS G. IR/EIR/VIS H. REMARKS...EIR IMAGERY SUGGESTS AN OW EYE EMBEDDED IN DG AND SURROUNDED BY MG RESULTING IN A DT OF 4.5 WITH NO EYE ADJUSTMENT. VIS IMAGERY, HOWEVER, SHOWS THE EYE IS OPEN TO THE WEST, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SHEAR OVER THE SYSTEM. SHEAR PATTERN USING THE VISIBLE IMAGERY RESULTS IN A DT OF 3.0. THERE IS NO RECENT MICROWAVE TO INDICATE WHETHER THE LOW AND MIDLEVEL CENTERS ARE STILL COLOCATED. MET OF 4.5 SUGGESTS THAT THE DT OF 4.5 IS TO BE FAVORED OVER THE DT OF 3.0 BUT WAS ADJUSTED DOWN IN DEFERENCE TO THE VISIBLE IMAGERY IN DERIVING THE PT OF 4.0. FT IS BASED ON PT BECAUSE CLOUD FEATURES ARE NOT CLEAR CUT. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...TURK