TXPZ23 KNES 121759 TCSENP A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (98E) B. 12/1730Z C. 15.9N D. 104.4W E. FIVE/GOES-E F. T1.5/1.5 G. IR/EIR/VIS H. REMARKS...CENTER BASED ON LOW LEVEL CLOUD LINES TO NORTHEAST OF A SMALL COLD OVERCAST UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NORTHEASTERLY SHEAR, BUT THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THIS IS THE NORTHEASTERN EXTENT OF AN ELONGATED CIRCULATION THAT EXTENDS TO THE SOUTHWEST. SYSTEM IS CHARACTERIZED BY CIRCULARLY DEFINED CLOUD LINES AND A CENTER LESS THAN 1.25 DEGREES FROM A SMALL COLD OVERCAST RESULTING IN A DT OF 1.5 USING THE SHEAR PATTERN. MET IS 1.0. PT IS 1.5. FT IS BASED ON PT DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN THE CENTER LOCATION. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...TURK