TXXS25 KNES 181224
TCSSIO

A.  18S (NONAME)

B.  18/1130Z

C.  17.5S

D.  112.4E

E.  THREE/HIMAWARI-9

F.  T2.0/2.5

G.  IR/EIR/SWIR/VIS

H.  REMARKS...SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY CIRCULARLY-DEFINED CLOUD LINES AND
AN LLCC NEAR A LARGE COLD OVC RESULTING IN A DT OF 2.0. 1002Z SSMIS PASS
SHOWED MOST DEEP CONVECTION SW OF CENTER. SYSTEM BETTER ORGANIZED THAN 24
HR AGO WITH MORE PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTION AND WELL ESTABLISHED UPR-LVL
OUTFLOW ALQDS. SHEAR APPEARS TO BE CONFINED TO MID-LVLS. CLOUD TOPS AS
COLD AS -92 C. MET=2.0 AND PT=2.5. FT BASED ON CONSTRAINTS LIMITING FT
CHG TO 0.5 IN 6 HR WHEN PREV 6 HR FT <2.0.


I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...KONON