TXPQ21 KNES 102136
TCSWNP

A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (97W)

B.  10/2030Z

C.  17.9N

D.  145.0E

E.  FIVE/HIMAWARI-8

F.  T2.0/2.0/D1.5/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/AMSR2/SSMIS

H.  REMARKS...THIS INTENSITY ESTIMATE WAS DERIVED USING 4 KM IR
DATA. LOW LEVEL CLOUD LINES SEEN IN ANIMATED VISIBLE IMAGERY OUTSIDE
OF THE EXPANSIVE AREA OF COLD CLOUD TOPS THAT CONSTITUTE THE CENTRAL
FEATURE OF THE DISTURBANCE AND A LARGE BAND TO ITS EAST WERE AMBIGUOUS
AS TO THE EXISTENCE OF A CLOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION. HOWEVER MICROWAVE
DATA AND CONVENTIONAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES INDICATE AT LEAST A MID
LEVEL CIRCULATION IS PRESENT. 3/10 BANDING SEEN IN THE 2026Z SSMIS IMAGE
YIELDS A DT OF 2.0. PT AGREES WHILE MET IS 1.5 BASED ON RAPID DEVELOPMENT
OF THE CLOUD SYSTEM OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.  FT IS BASED ON PT BECAUSE
BANDING FEATURES WERE NOT CLEAR CUT.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    10/1625Z 17.7N 144.9E AMSR2
    10/1829Z 17.7N 144.9E SSMIS


...TURK