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TXXS25 KNES 181224

TCSSIO



A.  18S (NONAME)



B.  18/1130Z



C.  17.5S



D.  112.4E



E.  THREE/HIMAWARI-9



F.  T2.0/2.5



G.  IR/EIR/SWIR/VIS



H.  REMARKS...SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY CIRCULARLY-DEFINED CLOUD LINES AND

AN LLCC NEAR A LARGE COLD OVC RESULTING IN A DT OF 2.0. 1002Z SSMIS PASS

SHOWED MOST DEEP CONVECTION SW OF CENTER. SYSTEM BETTER ORGANIZED THAN 24

HR AGO WITH MORE PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTION AND WELL ESTABLISHED UPR-LVL

OUTFLOW ALQDS. SHEAR APPEARS TO BE CONFINED TO MID-LVLS. CLOUD TOPS AS

COLD AS -92 C. MET=2.0 AND PT=2.5. FT BASED ON CONSTRAINTS LIMITING FT

CHG TO 0.5 IN 6 HR WHEN PREV 6 HR FT <2.0.





I.  ADDL POSITIONS



    NIL





...KONON



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