TXXS26 KNES 180842


A.  18S (CHERONO)

B.  18/0830Z

C.  16.5S

D.  72.0E

E.  FIVE/MET-7

F.  T2.5/3.0/W0.5/06HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/AMSU/SCATT

H.  REMARKS...CIRCULATION STILL LOOKS QUITE HEALTHY EXCEPT FOR ACTIVE
CONVECTION...WHICH IS WANING EXCEPT FOR A SMALL CDO OF COLD CELLS NEAR
THE CENTER AND WARM BANDING FEATURES ON WEST AND SE SIDES.  BANDING OF
.4 WAS MEASURED ON VIS OR BROKEN 6/10 ON EIR...BOTH YIELDING A WEAK DT
OF 2.5. MET IS 2.0. PT IS 2.5 BASED ON OVERALL CIRCULATION ORGANIZATION
AND SMALL CDO FEATURE. DT WAS UNCLEAR AND MET WAS NOT VERY GOOD GIVEN
POOR IMAGE YESTERDAY AS WELL. SO FT BASED ON PT. CI HELD AT 3.0 PER
WEAKENING RULES.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    18/0452Z 16.3S 72.6E AMSU
    18/0453Z 16.0S 72.4E SCATT


...GALLINA