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