TXPQ21 KNES 180952 TCSWNP A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (97W) B. 18/0830Z C. 8.7N D. 160.8E E. FIVE/HIMAWARI-8 F. T1.0/1.0/W0.5/12HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR H. REMARKS...THIS INTENSITY ESTIMATE WAS DERIVED USING 4 KM IR DATA. THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN CONVECTION SINCE THE LAST CLASSIFICATION BUT IT ISNT CLEAR IF A CLOSED LLCC EXISTS. GT 0.2 BANDING RESULTS IN A DT OF 1.0. MET AND PT ARE LT 1.0. FT IS BASED ON DT. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...RAMIREZ