TXPQ22 KNES 232157
TCSWNP

A.  30W (PHANFONE)

B.  23/2030Z

C.  10.6N

D.  128.9E

E.  THREE/HIMAWARI-8

F.  T4.5/4.5/D1.5/12HRS

G.  IR/EIR/SWIR

H.  REMARKS...THIS ESTIMATE WAS DERIVED USING 4 KM IR DATA. SYSTEM IS
CHARACTERIZED BY A CENTRAL COLD COVER (CCC) WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A
DT. THE MET IS 4.5 FOLLOWING A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING TREND OVER THE PAST 24
HOURS. THE PT IS ALSO 4.5. THE FT IS BASED ON THE MET DUE TO THE LACK
OF A DT. OF NOTE IS THE TRANSIENT APPEARANCE OF A SLIGHT WARM ANOMALY
IN THE CDO NEAR THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION ON ANIMATION OF LWIR IMAGERY.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...HOSLEY