TXPQ23 KNES 152114
TCSWNP

A.  26W (MANGKHUT)

B.  15/2030Z

C.  20.5N

D.  116.1E

E.  ONE/HIMAWARI-8

F.  T4.5/4.5

G.  IR/EIR/SWIR

H.  REMARKS...THIS INTENSITY ESTIMATE WAS DERIVED USING 4 KM IR DATA. THIS
IS AN UNUSUAL CASE WHERE THERE IS GREATER UNCERTAINTY IN THE INTENSITY
ESTIMATE THAN IN THE POSITION ESTIMATE. A STRICT ANALYSIS OF THE 2030Z
IMAGE WOULD RESULT IN A DT OF AT LEAST 3.5--MORE IF ADDITIONS WERE MADE
FOR BANDING--BASED ON A CENTER EMBEDDED IN OW. BF ADDITIONS AT NIGHT
REQUIRE THAT THE DT WITHOUT THE BF BE LESS THAN THE MET, BUT SINCE THE
SYSTEM WAS OVER LAND 24 HOURS AGO NO MET IS AVAILABLE. THE 1739Z 36GHZ
IMAGE CLEARLY SHOWED THE EXISTENCE OF CONCENTRIC EYEWALLS. THE INNER EYE
COULD NOT BE DISCERNED AT 2030Z IN EIR IMAGERY DUE TO A RECENT BLOWUP OF
ACTIVE DEEP CONVECTION OVERHEAD. INTENSITY WAS DERIVED USING THE OUTER
EYE AND OUTER CONVECTIVE RING, WHICH YIELDS A WMG EYE EMBEDDED IN DG AND
SURROUNDED BY MG RESULTING IN A DT OF 4.5 WITH NO EYE ADJUSTMENT. FT IS
BASED ON DT.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...TURK