TXPQ27 KNES 112116 TCSWNP A. 11W (KROSA) B. 11/2030Z C. 24.6N D. 138.3E E. THREE/HIMAWARI-8 F. SUBTROPICAL G. IR/EIR/SWIR H. REMARKS...THIS ESTIMATE WAS DERIVED USING 4 KM IR DATA. THE DESIGNATION OF SUBTROPICAL IN THE CASE OF KROSA MERELY MEANS THAT THE DVORAK TECHNIQUE CANNOT ADEQUATELY ASSESS THE ACTUAL INTENSITY. SINCE 09/1430Z THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION HAS BEEN DEVOID OF ACTIVE DEEP CONVECTION BY GREATER OR LESSER DEGREES. AS A RESULT DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY NUMBERS HAVE STEADILY FALLEN TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ASSESS KROSA AS A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM. OFFICIAL ESTIMATES OF WIND SPEED AND PRESSURE FROM RSMC TOKYO AND JTWC ARE HIGHER AND LOWER, RESPECTIVELY, THAN SAB DVORAK ESTIMATES. OBJECTIVE TECHNIQUES, WITH THE NOTABLE EXCEPTION OF THE ADT, ALSO SUGGEST THAT THE SYSTEM IS MORE INTENSE THAN DVORAK ESTIMATES ALLOW. THEREFORE THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN UNTIL SUCH TIME AS SATELLITE ANALYSIS SUGGESTS THAT THE DVORAK TECHNIQUE CAN BETTER ASSESS THE ACTUAL INTENSITY OF THIS SYSTEM. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...TURK