TXPS22 KNES 141217 TCSWSP A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (99P) B. 14/1130Z C. 14.7S D. 174.5E E. FIVE/HIMAWARI-8 F. T1.5/1.5/D1.0/24HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR H. REMARKS...ALTHOUGH A 0945Z ASCAT PASS SUGGESTED A SMALL CLOSED CIRCULATION EXISTED, MICROWAVE DATA WAS MORE AMBIGUOUS. SYSTEM IS CHARACTERIZED BY SPIRAL, LOOSELY DEFINED CLOUD LINES AND A POORLY DEFINED CIRCULATION CENTER ESTIMATED BY EXTRAPOLATION OF THE ASCAT POSITION TO BE LESS THAN 1.25 DEGREES TO THE WEST OF A VERY SMALL COLD OVERCAST. THIS YIELDS A DT OF 1.0 USING THE SHEAR PATTERN. MET AND PT ARE ALSO 1.0. FT IS BASED ON CONSTRAINTS, WHICH PREVENT LOWERING THE FT AT NIGHT DURING THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF DEVELOPMENT. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...TURK