TXIO26 KNES 180955 TCSNIO A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (98B) B. 18/0830Z C. 14.7N D. 86.7E E. THREE/MET-8 F. T1.0/1.0/S0.0/24HRS G. IR/EIR/VIS H. REMARKS...GT 0.2 BROAD BANDING ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM YIELDS A DT OF 1.0. (SHEAR PATTERN YIELDS A DT OF 1.5 BASED ON CIRCULAR LL CLOUDS AND A CENTER NEAR TO A VERY SMALL AREA OF ACTIVE CONVECTION) MET AND PT ARE 1.0. FT IS BASED ON DT. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...RAMIREZ