TXXS24 KNES 171752
TCSSIO

A.  01S (ADJALI)

B.  17/1730Z

C.  9.4S

D.  68.4E

E.  FIVE/MET-7

F.  T3.5/4.0/W0.5/12HRS

G.  IR/EIR/SSMIS

H.  REMARKS...BURST OF NEW CONVECTION APPEARS IMPRESSIVE AND WOULD
YIELD A DT OF 5.0 IF USING THE EMBEDDED CENTER METHOD...HOWEVER OTHER
RESOURCES STRONGLY SUGGEST VERTICAL SHEAR IS IMPACTING THE STRUCTURE OF
THE CONVECTION.  MI SUITE SHOWS CLASSIC HOOK WITH CONVECTIVE TOWER NEAR
OR ON EDGE OF THE CENTER WITH NO NASCENT EYE SUGGESTED.  THE LLC ALSO
APPEARS TO BE MOVING MORE DUE EAST WHILE EIR SHOWS MIDLEVEL CENTER MOVING
SE OR SSE.  UW-CIMSS SHEAR VECTOR OF 5.2 M/S FROM THE NORTH MATCHES WELL
WITH USING SHEAR METHOD.  AS SUCH SHEAR METHOD DT IS 3.5 FOR LLC EMBEDDED
WITHIN .3 DEGREES OF CONVECTION. MET IS SLOW DEVELOPING TREND FOR 3.0. PT
IS 3.5.  FT IS 3.5 BASED ON DT. CI IS HELD AT 4.0 PER WEAKENING RULES.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    17/1352Z 9.4S 68.3E SSMIS
    17/1511Z 9.4S 68.3E SSMIS


...GALLINA