TXPQ23 KNES 122109 TCSWNP A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (94W) B. 12/2030Z C. 10.9N D. 131.2E E. FIVE/HIMAWARI-8 F. T1.0/1.0/D1.0/24HRS G. IR/EIR/SWIR H. REMARKS...THIS INTENSITY ESTIMATE WAS DERIVED USING 4 KM IR DATA. MOST RECENT SUITE OF MICROWAVE DATA AND ANIMATED EIR AND SHORTWAVE IR IMAGERY DO NOT INDICATE THAT A CLOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE CHARACTERIZED AS A SURFACE TROF. AS SUCH THE DT AND PT ARE LESS THAN 1.0. FT IS BASED ON CONSTRAINTS PREVENTING THE LOWERING OF THE FT AT NIGHT DURING THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF DEVELOPMENT. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...TURK