TXIO23 KNES 110308
TCSNIO

A.  07B (NONAME)

B.  11/0230Z

C.  13.3N

D.  88.9E

E.  FIVE/HIMAWARI-8

F.  T3.0/3.0/D1.0/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS

H.  REMARKS...THIS INTENSITY ESTIMATE WAS DERIVED USING 4 KM IR
DATA. CENTER REPOSITIONED BASED ON VISIBLE IMAGERY, WHICH SUGGESTS THAT
THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION IS NOT AS WELL DEFINED AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT,
WHICH IS CORROBORATED BY MOST RECENT SSMIS IMAGE AT 0049Z. CENTER IS
LESS THAN 1/3 DEGREE INTO THE OVERCAST AS SEEN IN VISIBLE IMAGERY. THIS
RESULTS IN A DT OF 3.0 USING THE SHEAR PATTERN. PT AGREES. MET IS 2.5. FT
IS BASED ON PT DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN THE CENTER LOCATION.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...TURK