TXIO26 KNES 180344 TCSNIO A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (98B) B. 18/0230Z C. 14.3N D. 86.5E E. THREE/MET-8 F. T1.0/1.0/D1.0/24HRS G. IR/EIR/VIS H. REMARKS...CONVECTION APPEARS LINEAR. DT OF 1.5 IS BASED ON SHEAR PATTERN WITH CIRCULAR LL CLOUDS AND A CENTER LT 75 NMI FROM A SMALL AREA OF ACTIVE CONVECTION. MET AND PT ARE 1.0. FT IS BASED ON MET. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...RAMIREZ