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