TXXS26 KNES 170843


A.  18S (NONAME)

B.  17/0830Z

C.  14.7S

D.  76.0E

E.  FIVE/MET-7

F.  T2.5/2.5/D1.5/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/SSMIS

H.  REMARKS...CIRCULATION IS WELL DEFINED AND CONVECTION LOOKED VERY
HEALTHY AND WELL CURVED ON MICROWAVE IMAGERY ABOUT 4-6HRS AGO...SINCE
THEN SOME WARMING OF THE CDO FEATURE IS EVIDENT WITH NEW CONVECTIVE CELLS
OVERSHOOTING THE CIRRUS IN THE LAST FEW IMAGES IS VISIBLE.  METHOD FOR
OBTAINING DT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE AS SHEAR METHOD DOES NOT APPLY AND
BANDING FEATURES A WELL OBSCURED IN THE CDO...SO USED VIS TECHNIQUE WITH
IRREGULAR CDO THAT IS 1.25 DEGREES WIDE. MET IS 2.5 AS WELL AS PT. FT
BASED ON MET CONSIDERING DIFFICULTLY WITH DT DETERMINATION.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    17/0307Z 15.0S 76.9E SSMIS


...GALLINA