TXNT24 KNES 231751 TCSNTL A. 18L (SAM) B. 23/1730Z C. 11.0N D. 38.9W E. THREE/GOES-E F. T3.5/3.5 G. IR/EIR/VIS H. REMARKS...SYSTEM HAS 8.5/10 BANDING RESULTING IN A DT OF 3.5. ADDITIONALLY, VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE DISTINCT BANDING FEATURE WRAPPING AROUND THE LLCC WITH ACTIVE ROUGH TEXTURE LIKE CONVECTION. THE 24 HR TREND IS DEVELOPING. THE IMAGERY ALSO INDICATES THE SW QUADRANT TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS IN ACTIVE CONVECTION COMPARED TO ALL OTHER QUADRANTS. MET AND PT AGREE AT 3.5. FT IS BASED ON DT. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...PATEL