TXNT21 KNES 130031
TCSNTL

A.  13L (LESLIE)

B.  13/0000Z

C.  34.4N

D.  22.4W

E.  THREE/MET-11

F.  T3.5/4.5/W1.5/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/SWIR/WINDSAT/AMSU

H.  REMARKS...SYSTEM IS ACCELERATING AS IT RACES AHEAD OF A FRONTAL
SYSTEM. MOST RECENT MICROWAVE DATA SUGGESTS THAT IT WAS STILL SEPARATE
FROM THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PRIOR TO 00Z. CENTER IS ESTIMATED TO BE
MORE THAN 1/3 DEGREE INTO THE DG, WHICH RESULTS IN A DT OF 3.5 USING
THE SHEAR PATTERN. A WARM SPOT IN EIR IMAGERY IS NOT BELIEVED TO BE
INDICATIVE OF THE LOW LEVEL CENTER BASED ON THE RECENT MICROWAVE IMAGERY
BUT ITS LOCATION IS NOT FAR FROM THE THE INTERPOLATED FORECAST POSITION
AT 2330Z. MET AND PT ARE 3.5. FT IS BASED ON MET DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN
THE PRECISE CENTER LOCATION.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    12/1941Z 33.7N 24.5W WINDSAT
    12/2223Z 34.1N 23.3W AMSU


...TURK