Is Tropical Depression Chris Dead or Playing Possum?

As always Chris is amusing to watch and I am providing this little link for all of you to watch in case you have the free time.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/loop-vis.html

That little swirl is Chris, downgraded for now to a Tropical Depression as he twists and turns his way westward at 13mph.

The National Hurricane Center did release a long post-storm press release discussion to explain why they downgraded Chris to a Depression for now and are watching him carefully to see whether or not he can manage to stay alive and come back as a Tropical Storm later in the forecast period that will bother Cuba in a few days. Beginning to feel personally that he could have reached Cuba faster in a rowboat but well... maybe jet skiied or a surboard.. anyways.

I will paraphrase the Discussion from the National Hurricane Center at 11 as it was very detailed and wordy..though well written by Beven who always writes well.

Something about Chris being squashed like a sneaky spider by the Big Bad Witch of the NE ULL who blew away all of the colorful clothes that Chris was wearing yesterday on the IR.. or course they were white on the visible but on the IR loop yesterday Chris was in color again (if only in the SE region of his realm) and the Big Bad Witch of the NE ULL came and blew all his clothes away leaving him bear and crawling west at 13 mph trying to Stay Alive (song cue) and.. even though he looks dead and he might really be dead Beven doesn't trust him completely and thinks maybe he might just be playing possum waiting for the Big Bad Witch of the NE ULL to get tired of blowing so hard and give Chris a little breathing room. Chris being Chris will then grab an arm if he gets an inch and take off for Tropical Storm status AGAIN.

So basically... you too can be like Beven who knows Chris well and you can sit like many are today and watch Chris spin west at 13 miles per hour. If you notice him able to break out and grab a hold of some clouds/clothes and hold onto them and cover up his very naked circulation... scream out, shout, turn around in your room, twist and shout because... that's what some little weather freak somewhere will be waiting to do today. The rest of the world is praying the Wicked Witch of the NE ULL lands will finish Chris off today.

Beven who knows Chris well isn't convinced it is over.

So.. enjoy today, enjoy tomorrow and keep watching. Feel free to smile and be amused like I always am anytime I stare at Chris .. even if he is on his knees crawling west at 13 mph. Hey, floats my boat. Makes me smile. Isn't he cute...

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/loop-vis.html

Sigh..

Bobbi :)