TXPQ29 KNES 111229 TCSWNP A. 19W (CHANTHU) B. 11/1130Z C. 21.8N D. 121.7E E. ONE/HIMAWARI-8 F. T5.0/6.0 G. IR/EIR/SWIR H. REMARKS...SYSTEM HAS A BLACK EYE TEMP, W RING TEMP, IS EMBEDDED IN MG AND HAS A BANDING FEATURE ADDITION OF 0.5 RESULTING TO AN EYE PATTERN DT OF 4.0. THE 1029Z SSMIS 91 GHZ MW PASS REVEALS THE EYE LIKE FEATURE WITH ROBUST BANDING ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. THE CORE AND CENTRAL FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM ARE BECOMING MORE COMPACT ON EIR IMAGERY. THE 24 HR TREND IS WR RESULTING MET AND PT TO BE 5.5. FT IS BASED ON CONSTRAINTS DUE TO LIMITING T-NO. CHANGE OF 1.0 IN PREVIOUS 6 HRS. I. ADDL POSITIONS NIL ...PATEL