TXNT25 KNES 060008 TCSNTL A. 03L (BERTHA) B. 05/2345Z C. 36.7N D. 68.9W E. THREE/GOES-E F. T2.0/2.5/W0.5/06HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR/VIS/SSMIS H. REMARKS...CONVECTION OF BERTHA IS LIMITED TO A SMALL CLUSTER OF HIGHLY SHEARED BUT DEEP CONVECTION THAT IS TOO SMALL (LESS THAN 90NMI) TO PROVIDE SHEAR METHOD GREATER THAN 2.5...AS SUCH GIVEN THE PROXIMITY TO THE CENTER AND TIGHTNESS OF INNER CURVED BAND FEATURES THE MAXIMUM OF 2.0 IS GIVEN AS DT. MET IS SLOW DEVELOPING TREND FROM 24HRS AGO...BUT THERE WAS NO CONVECTION YESTERDAY AND WEAKENING RULES CONSTRAINED THE FT...SO MET IS REJECTED. PT IS 2.0. FT IS 2.0 BASED ON DT. CI IS HELD AT 2.5 PER WEAKENING RULES. I. ADDL POSITIONS 05/2058Z 36.4N 70.3W SSMIS ...GALLINA