TXPQ25 KNES 251519 TCSWNP A. 07W (MEARI) B. 25/1432Z C. 30.5N D. 124.8E E. THREE/MTSAT F. T2.5/3.5/W1.0/06HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR/WINDSAT/SSMIS/TMI/AMSU H. REMARKS...MI AND SWIR LOOP PRESENTATION SHOWS VERY STRONG SYMMETRIC CIRCULATION WITH CLEARLY STRONG WINDS BUT LIMITED CONVECTION HAS DECREASED AND IS NOW ONLY A SMALL CLUSTER OF CONVECTION THAT IS BARELY LARGE ENOUGH TO USE SHEAR METHOD FOR DT. HOWEVER...CENTER IS TUCKED CLOSE ENOUGH TO YIELD DT OF 3.0. MET IS 2.5. PT IS 2.5. CONSIDERING THAT DT METHOD IS VERY CLOSE TO MINIMUM THRESHOLD AND CONVECTION COVERS LESS THAN 1/5 OF THE CIRCLE DT WAS REJECTED IN FAVOR OF MET AND PT. FT IS 2.5...CI IS HELD AT 3.5 PER WEAKENING RULES WHICH IS A GOOD THING GIVEN WINDS ARE LIKELY STRONG AT THE SFC AS THE SYSTEM HAS GAINED LATITUDE AND FORWARD SPEED. I. ADDL POSITIONS 25/0911Z 28.6N 123.9E WINDSAT 25/0926Z 28.8N 124.0E SSMIS 25/0949Z 28.8N 123.9E TMI 25/1035Z 28.9N 124.2E AMSU 25/1103Z 29.0N 124.0E SSMIS ...GALLINA