TXXS29 KNES 231747 TCSSIO A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (96S) B. 23/1730Z C. 9.9S D. 57.0E E. FIVE/MET-7 F. TOO WEAK G. IR/EIR H. REMARKS...LLC EXPOSED WELL NORTH OF ACTIVE DEEP CONVECTION THAT CONTINUES TO PULSE UP AND DOWN. WAS ABLE TO GET 2 TENTHS BANDING OF CONVECTION FOR A DT OF 1.0. HOWEVER MET WAS LESS THAN 1.0 AS CONVECTION HAD WEAKENED FROM PREVIOUS IMAGERY AND PT WAS LESS THAN 1.0 AS WELL. AS A RESULT A CLASSIFICATION OF TWTC IS GIVEN TO THE SYSTEM AND FT IS BASED ON PT. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...NEWHARD