TXXS26 KNES 151148
TCSSIO

A.  13S (NONAME)

B.  15/1130Z

C.  14.9S

D.  84.6E

E.  THREE/MET-7

F.  T2.0/3.0/W1.0/12HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/TMI/AMSU

H.  REMARKS...STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR IS DYNAMICALLY TEARING 13S APART ALONG
WITH INJECTING DRIER AIR INTO THE SYSTEM.  WESTERN BANDS HAVE COMPLETELY
ERODED WITH  LL OUTFLOW AND HIGH CIRRUS MOVING SW WHILE MIDLEVEL CLOUDS
ARE MOVING NE.  STILL VERY SMALL INNER CORE IS REMAINING INTACT WITH GOOD
CYCLONIC CURVATURE AS SEEN IN 0824Z TRMM PASS...THIS CORE IS MEASURED
AS A REGULAR .8 DEGREE WIDE CDO FOR A DT OF 2.0. MET IS 2.5 AND PT IS
2.0. BASED ON THE GIVEN INFORMATION FT IS 2.0 BASED ON DT...HOWEVER CI
REMAINS 3.0 PER WEAKENING RULES.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    15/0824Z 14.6S 84.9E TMI
    15/0825Z 14.4S 84.7E AMSU


...GALLINA