TXPQ22 KNES 260325
TCSWNP

A.  30W (PHANFONE)

B.  26/0230Z

C.  13.3N

D.  118.3E

E.  ONE/HIMAWARI-8

F.  T4.0/4.0/S0.0/12HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS

H.  REMARKS...THIS INTENSITY ESTIMATE WAS DERIVED USING 4 KM IR DATA. A
LLCC EMBEDDED WITHIN MG RESULTS IN A CF OF 4.0, AND WITHOUT THE ADDITION
OF A BF, THE DT IS ALSO 4.0. THE MET AND THE PT ARE BOTH 4.0 AS WELL. THE
FT IS BASED ON THE DT. OF NOTE WITH THIS CLASSIFICATION IS THE APPEARANCE
OF A CLOUD-FILLED EYE IN VISIBLE IMAGERY, WHICH ALLOWS FOR MUCH MORE
CONFIDENCE IN THE EMBEDDED CENTER TECHNIQUE THAN USUAL. HOWEVER, THE EYE
DOES NOT APPEAR IN EIR, WHICH PROHIBITS THE USE OF THE EIR EYE PATTERN
FOR THIS CLASSIFICATION. THE VISIBLE EYE PATTERN ALSO GIVES A DT OF 4.0,
WITH THE EYE EMBEDDED BY 1/2 DEGREE WITHIN THE CDO.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...HOSLEY