TXXS25 KNES 120542
TCSSIO

A.  15S (GINO)

B.  12/0530Z

C.  15.7S

D.  80.1E

E.  THREE/MET-7

F.  T4.5/4.5/D2.5/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR/VIS/SSMIS/AMSU

H.  REMARKS...VERY IMPRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES INTO A BANDING EYE
OVER THE LAST FEW IMAGES.  CONVECTION WRAPS 1.4 DEGREES ON LOG10 (VIS)
FOR DT OF 4.5. THIS IS CONFIRMED WITH USING EYE PATTERN OF ELONGATED
OW EYE EMBEDDED IN DG WITH SURROUNDING BLACK RING.  THIS YIELDS EYE NO
OF 4.5 WITH EYE ADJ OF .5... ELONGATION SUBTRACTS .5 FOR FINAL DT OF
4.5. MET IS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY BUT ONLY 3.5. PT IS LIMITED TO 4.0 AS
CANNOT BE GREATER THAN .5 FROM MET. STILL SOLID DT ALLOWS FT TO BE 4.5.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    12/0041Z 15.1S 80.1E SSMIS
    12/0216Z 15.2S 80.2E SSMIS
    12/0430Z 15.3S 80.3E AMSU


...GALLINA